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Posted: 3/4/2016 10:04:41 AM EDT

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That was awesome.

. What year would that have been? I'm trying to figure out if John Cleese was inspired by that video, or if it was the other way round.

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:24:55 AM EDT

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SIR! PHOTOSYNTHESIS, SIR!!!!

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:27:05 AM EDT

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A shame there isn't a version with English subtitles....

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:31:29 AM EDT

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SIR! PHOTOSYNTHESIS, SIR!!!!

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:37:15 AM EDT

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FIFY. The other option would be an OKC.

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Quoted: That reminds me, I need to locate and purchase an M7 to go with replace my M9 bayonet.

FIFY. The other option would be an OKC.

Well said. The M9 is an impressive LOOKING blade, but take one apart once. It's actually pretty pathetic.

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:42:38 AM EDT

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WHAT MAKES THE GREEN GRASS GROW?!

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:46:24 AM EDT

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Little known fact: that instructor cooks his breakfast with the same intensity.

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:56:11 AM EDT

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During that man's life, the bayonet barely killed anyone on the battlefield.

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During that man's life, the bayonet barely killed anyone on the battlefield.

Probably not, but did help protect infantry from getting their shit pushed in by cavalry.

Posted: 3/4/2016 11:19:08 AM EDT

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pretty sure breakfast cooks itself for him

Posted: 3/4/2016 11:42:57 AM EDT

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Sort of like a Commando Freddie Mercury....

Edit: Damn!!!! Beat to it on Page 1.

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:29:17 PM EDT

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Everyone is focused on the instructor, but I think the "bring your rifle with you, don't let it go, son" lesson is an important one.

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:34:07 PM EDT

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This is what I thought too! I remember Bayonet training in 1984 to be very,very similar,(no tea time) to this. And we did it for a couple days.

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What about the twist and the butt stroke?

This is what I thought too! I remember Bayonet training in 1984 to be very,very similar,(no tea time) to this. And we did it for a couple days.

"WHAT MAKES THE GRASS GROW?"...."BLOOD!"
"WHOOSE BLOOD?"... "THE ENEMIES!!!"
"KILL! KILL! KILL!!"
As retarded as I'm sure it looks, doing the full bayonet course will definitely get you in the mood for some skull smashey and super stabiness

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:37:31 PM EDT

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POOOORIDGE! FUCKING COOK YOU FUCKING POOORIDGE!

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:38:00 PM EDT

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Somebody needs to post the scene from "STRIPES" we're Bill Murray rips the practice dummy with the bayonet. LOL

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:41:11 PM EDT

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I loved Ft Campbell my M-14 and the "Spirit of the bayonet"

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What makes the green grass grow?

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:48:27 PM EDT

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LOL @ 1:28, "Bring your rifle with you, son. Don't let it go."

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:50:59 PM EDT

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Thanks for posting this. I had forgotten what makes the grass grow.

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:52:44 PM EDT

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I loved Ft Campbell my M-14 and the "Spirit of the bayonet"

What makes the green grass grow?

I believe it is to kill...

Kill without mercy.

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:58:20 PM EDT

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What if someone comes at you with a pointed stick?

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Release the tiger, eat the banana.

Posted: 3/4/2016 12:59:21 PM EDT

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I loved Ft Campbell my M-14 and the "Spirit of the bayonet"

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BLOOD! BRIGHT RED BLOOD!, DRILL SERGEANT!

Posted: 3/4/2016 1:02:51 PM EDT

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LOL @ 1:28, "Bring your rifle with you, son. Don't let it go."

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Best part of the video.

Posted: 3/4/2016 1:04:05 PM EDT

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Damn near choked on a granola bar, thanks to you.

Posted: 3/4/2016 1:18:06 PM EDT

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No bayonet has ever killed anyone.

We were taught that if we stick them, and the bayonet gets stuck inside, to fire your weapon. The bullet going in should create enough tissue vibration and gas movement to allow you to retract the pig sticker. This begges the question, what the fuck am I using a bayonet for if I have ammo?

Posted: 3/4/2016 1:24:18 PM EDT

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Never said I didn't know how to use it, said I never had much use for one.

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During the Gulf War, they did an article on bayonet usage. The Army issued them, then promptly put them away. The USMC had their men actually affix them. A USMC major said that the Army used theirs as paperweights, but the Marines knew what they were for. I still think he had that backwards. The Army knew their a tual value, which was as a fancy assed paperweight.

They issued new bayonets in the mid-80s when I was in. We went from having a cheap, functional, potentially useful item to having a knife that cost $110, was improperly heat treated, and useless. Fucking perfumed princes suck.

Posted: 3/4/2016 1:52:57 PM EDT

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When I went through basic and AIT in 1975 they weren't teaching bayonet training at Ft. Jackson or Ft. Polk.

The reason stated by the drill sgts? Too many broken/damaged M16A1's.

We were also instructed that the proper way to go prone from standing/running was to fall forward with the butt of the rifle striking the ground first (right hand on the top of the stock near the butt). However, we were also told that if we were seen allowing the butt to strike the ground when going prone we would be up shit creek because (you guessed it). Too many broken butt stocks.

Then I got to my permanent duty station and got an M14 and no one ever talked about broken M16A1's again.

Took me a lot of years to get over my prejudice against the M16's (based on training and malfunctions during training/qualifying).

Posted: 3/4/2016 9:38:18 PM EDT

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Sorry OP that must be a Monty Pyton skit or some other BS. I got out in 1970.

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:13:01 PM EDT

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When I went through basic and AIT in 1975 they weren't teaching bayonet training at Ft. Jackson or Ft. Polk.

The reason stated by the drill sgts? Too many broken/damaged M16A1's.

We were also instructed that the proper way to go prone from standing/running was to fall forward with the butt of the rifle striking the ground first (right hand on the top of the stock near the butt). However, we were also told that if we were seen allowing the butt to strike the ground when going prone we would be up shit creek because (you guessed it). Too many broken butt stocks.

Then I got to my permanent duty station and got an M14 and no one ever talked about broken M16A1's again.

Took me a lot of years to get over my prejudice against the M16's (based on training and malfunctions during training/qualifying).

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we had "rubber ducks"...full one piece plastic m-16 a-1 replicas, with a bayonet mount

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:17:23 PM EDT

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I posted this video a few years back and it got taken down from youtube for some reason. I found it again and figured it was worth a repost. Some people thought it was some kind of satire at first...the instructor is pretty awesome.

https://youtu.be/HxFgSmR0i3A

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It does open like a Monty Python skit....

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:35:35 PM EDT

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oh look at you mr fancy pants!!

Posted: 3/4/2016 10:36:42 PM EDT

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He's someone I'd follow into hell.

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Me too... he's a bad motherfucker..

Posted: 3/5/2016 12:14:19 AM EDT

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When I went through basic and AIT in 1975 they weren't teaching bayonet training at Ft. Jackson or Ft. Polk.

The reason stated by the drill sgts? Too many broken/damaged M16A1's.

We were also instructed that the proper way to go prone from standing/running was to fall forward with the butt of the rifle striking the ground first (right hand on the top of the stock near the butt). However, we were also told that if we were seen allowing the butt to strike the ground when going prone we would be up shit creek because (you guessed it). Too many broken butt stocks.

Then I got to my permanent duty station and got an M14 and no one ever talked about broken M16A1's again.

Took me a lot of years to get over my prejudice against the M16's (based on training and malfunctions during training/qualifying).

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We did it at Ft Knox in 87. What is the spirit of the bayonet? What type of bayonet fighter are you? ...were the two big questions.

Also, I have often said the Scottish need subtitles.

Our initial bayonet training was done here:

We also did laps around there for PT. We ate at the mess hall in the background.