GRENADEEE!!!

And yes, I'm back. Came out on a Friday, so OC's words are still believable to an extent. Haha..

Anyway, had live grenade throw yesterday before booking out. How cool is that?! Grenade!!! Wohooo... Once in a lifetime thing, u won't get to throw another one again even when u are an officer or what.. And it's really the only time in BMT that you feel your life may be endangered, through your own hands. The freaking grenade has got 2,200 steel ball bearings packed in it. Imagine if you drop that little egg beside you, you have only less than 6 seconds to stun, get out of stunned mode, sling your rifle to the correct position, jump into the ditch, prone down with the rifle below you, get into the correct position (ie. hands behind neck, close your legs together - if you forget this last step, might as well stand up, really..) and lastly, pray...

6 seconds to do all those? yeah, that's only what you have between life and death.. because the freaking grenade only take that long to explode.

And mine, you know how does shockwave feel like?! It is an experience!! When you hide behind the concrete bay, you can feel the shockwave coming when your grenade explode.. "KA-BOOM!!" shiok la... And the best shockwave you get? When a C-4 is detonated.. You see, if screws up his throw and the grenade doesn't explode, the bomb squad has to use a C-4 to blow up the undetonated grenade - known as a "blind".

2 instances of the power of C-4. Once was when I was still in a training shed about 200m away from the throwing range. Everyone tired cos we woke up at 4 plus am and it was already afternoon by then, so we all dozed off while waiting. Then suddenly came this ultra loud blast sound that was at least 3 to 4 times louder than the normal grenade explosion sound. C-4 it was, I couldn't get back to sleep after that. Imagine how loud it was. The second time was when I had done my throw, the detail that went after me got one guy throw blind. Haha.. So, i was in the range, this time less than 30m away from where the grenades are thrown, to feel the power of C-4. Wohoo... SHOCKWAVE.. You seriously feel your stomach moving slightly inside you.. The feeling is shiok. Haha...

Anyway, my throw was alright, no cock up whatsoever.. Just threw the bloody thing out and quickly take cover, din want to get pulled down by my PC. Hehe.. So my movements all chop chop one.. Heh.. And you shout "GRENADEEE!!!" when you throw that thing outta your hand. It was fun.. Can I try again, Sir?! Hehe.