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CSB · 09-21-2007, 15:00

Thanks for the update. If it saves a good candidate for SF from a head injury and keeps him in the pipeline, I guess that has to be called a good thing.

It seems that the course has adjusted over the years due to fatalities.

I know that we also cleared out the tunnels of snakes by firing a rocket flare star cluster down them prior to running the course. Looked cool, sounded great. ... WHOOSH ... We could smell the sulfur during the run. Several years later (late 70's) the class started through too soon afterward, and one of the leadoff students choked to death on the fumes. Not enough O2 left in the tunnel.

And there was the drowning death (water landing in a tiny farmers pond) during a Robin Sage infitration in 1973-1974 era.

And the infamous demolition range accident that killed about six SF officers who were holding charges in their hands when the ring main went off (1969-1970?). After that we weren't even allowed to have a battery powered wrist watch on the demo range. Hard lessons learned.

So I now understand the pro-tec helmets.

Hey, what about Pro-tec helmets and concertina wire underneath? (Just kidding.)

09-21-2007, 15:00	#14
CSB Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 1,163	Thanks for the update. If it saves a good candidate for SF from a head injury and keeps him in the pipeline, I guess that has to be called a good thing. It seems that the course has adjusted over the years due to fatalities. I know that we also cleared out the tunnels of snakes by firing a rocket flare star cluster down them prior to running the course. Looked cool, sounded great. ... WHOOSH ... We could smell the sulfur during the run. Several years later (late 70's) the class started through too soon afterward, and one of the leadoff students choked to death on the fumes. Not enough O2 left in the tunnel. And there was the drowning death (water landing in a tiny farmers pond) during a Robin Sage infitration in 1973-1974 era. And the infamous demolition range accident that killed about six SF officers who were holding charges in their hands when the ring main went off (1969-1970?). After that we weren't even allowed to have a battery powered wrist watch on the demo range. Hard lessons learned. So I now understand the pro-tec helmets. Hey, what about Pro-tec helmets and concertina wire underneath? (Just kidding.)
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