04-04-2014, 10:33 PM
My injuries occurred while in the Army. I had a very acute sense of safety already from childhood. For some reason, it was me telling my dad where the firing line would be, muzzle awareness, and general concept of our improvised ranges out in the desert.
As a SAW or 240 gunner in a formal patrolling course, I would go out of my way to dip my muzzle when careless individuals walked in front of me, rather than through the choke point in the security halt, and that was before I was shot. Most soldiers don't have that good of a sense of muzzle awareness in my experience, as there was a very relaxed mood around weapons, until you got into smaller units where your actions are under the microscope.
As a SAW or 240 gunner in a formal patrolling course, I would go out of my way to dip my muzzle when careless individuals walked in front of me, rather than through the choke point in the security halt, and that was before I was shot. Most soldiers don't have that good of a sense of muzzle awareness in my experience, as there was a very relaxed mood around weapons, until you got into smaller units where your actions are under the microscope.