Article

2024-04-10 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Commanding officer of the John McCain takes aim at a terrorist...with the scope on backward and the cover closed

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-04-10 10:09|| || Front Page|| [255 views ] Top

#1 NYP: Several people also pointed out that Yaste’s shooting stance and technique were not exactly on the level of, say, a US Marine.

One user fired off the first salvo on X, where he wrote: “US Navy just killing it on Instagram,” alongside laughing and cringing emojis.

“Man. The scope is annoying, but that grip placement is downright WILD,” another responded.

A third said: “lol it’s completely pointless. You may as well just grab the mag.”

And yet another took aim at the Yaste’s leadership bona fides.

“Boat captain of a guided-missile destroyer is the chef’s kiss,” he wrote.

One user on X wrote: “US Navy just killing it on Instagram,” alongside laughing and cringing emojis.

Soon after eagle-eyed viewers spotted the tactical blunder, the Navy yanked the embarrassing image from the official Defense Department database.

“Thank you for pointing out our rifle scope error in the previous post. Picture has been removed until EMI is completed!” the US Navy said after removing the photo.

Posted by Frank G 2024-04-10 11:57|| 2024-04-10 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 The whole promo was out of control. I had to look twice to make sure the stock wasn't resting on top of his shoulder.

The Serious People, y'all.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-04-10 13:05|| 2024-04-10 13:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Holding the stock high on the shoulder like that is a target shooter's position. Could be a cap'n might have that training but not your room clearing experience. As for the PAO that handed him that gun - his/her hide may heal eventually...

Posted by Nero 2024-04-10 14:12|| 2024-04-10 14:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Meanwhile the Commander of the Eisenhower is dropping memes to #NAFO on twitter. This while Houthis bombed a few ships again over last weekend.

Someone said, unless you're grunt and went through basic, a lot of those guys in higher commands don't know how to shoot. Gun Dumb. Someone else said it was purposeful because they have no other outlets to show the world, the nation how messed up incompetent the military has become. IDK - just repeating what I heard.

Posted by mossomo 2024-04-10 14:26|| 2024-04-10 14:26|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm not so sure the scope was on backwards as reported. If it's the photo at the link, the scope appears to be a night vision model which have a large front end.
I could be wrong again... of course.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-10 14:39|| 2024-04-10 14:39|| Front Page Top

#6 A night scope in broad daylight? I s’pose that might be useful for very long distances or some other specialist thing…

Posted by trailing wife 2024-04-10 23:29|| 2024-04-10 23:29|| Front Page Top

23:29 trailing wife
23:23 trailing wife
23:16 trailing wife
23:07 Alpha2c
23:07 Alpha2c
21:08 Ulailet+Thud3602
21:04 SteveS
20:00 Airandee
19:42 M. Murcek
19:40 Rambler in Virginia
19:38 magpie
19:16 Beavis
18:53 SteveS
18:49 Chesney+Sleting4519
18:44 Nobody
18:29 Frank G
18:27 Frank G
18:19 M. Murcek
18:18 M. Murcek
18:09 M. Murcek
18:07 M. Murcek
17:58 Procopius2k
17:53 Whiskey Mike
17:52 Whiskey Mike