***Before anyone calls bullshit, this is definitely one of those things you can’t make up.***
As for the SAW thing, not true. I knew a dumbass Sergeant in the FMF that reached down to help one of his squad members up by picking up his SAW, - barrel first! Mind you, this was during a live fire exercise immediately after firing LOTS of rounds. So, his eyes light up & understandably he grabs his hand & screams. What does this dumbass do next? Like, literally 1.5 seconds later, he picks up the same SAW w/ the other hand. Same results. The fucking guy completed the field op w/ both his hands wrapped in gauze. There was a lot of shit talking & snarky comments made that week that we’re all at that guy’s expense.