this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Political Officers first. The actual officers may be trying to keep you alive, NCOs especially.

[–] viov@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago
[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Legend has it, this was a real problem in the Vietnam War. Soldiers would roll a grenade into the officers tent while they slept.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 17 points 1 week ago

It's not a legend, it's very real. It's where the slang term fragging or fragged came from.

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago

That's the reason officers get fragged motherfucker-Immortal Technique

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago