• Tinidril@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    He most likely locked his knees standing at attention too long. It’s not an uncommon occurrence in training. I saw one guy do it during a locker inspection and whack his head hard on a bench on the way down. The fall itself is the real danger.

    • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      I was in JROTC in high school and before some ceremony the colonel explicitly warned us about this exact thing. I don’t remember anyone passing out.