one thing i hated during basics was hand grenade drill,was bloody terrified of them ,we where on the border and one friday afternoon we had weapons drill,
some brightspark of a colonel decided that everyone should throw hand grenades well i told them oh no not me ,well an order is an order i picked this h26 grenade up held it in my sweaty hands proceded to sling the bloody thing ,i managed to throw it sideways its the quikest i have seen 2 major one colonel and a captain disappear 3 inches under the dirt,recovering from the intial shock i apologised for my clumsyness ,the major turned to the colonel and said you owe me 50 rand i know this guy he cannot throw an orange never mind a hand grenade ,the buggers we actually betting on me
