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Top general fined for accidentally firing rifle


Military | 206906 hits | May 26 4:45 am | Posted by: Guy_Fawkes
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Canada's top soldier in Kandahar has been fined $3,500 for negligently firing two rounds with his assault rifle as his boss the chief of defence staff stood nearby.

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  1. by avatar gonavy47
    Wed May 26, 2010 12:49 pm
    Safety on FIRST, then load the weapon.

  2. by avatar Heavy_Metal
    Wed May 26, 2010 1:22 pm
    ahhh, you can't put the safety on the c8 until the weapon is cocked.

  3. by avatar QBall
    Wed May 26, 2010 1:51 pm
    The March 25 incident occurred as Menard and Gen. Walt Natynczyk, the chief of defence staff, were about to board a Blackhawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield.

    Menard, commander of Task Force Kandahar, struggled to load a magazine into his C8 assault rifle and put the safety on. His gun was at waist level, pointing at the runway, when it fired a two-round burst.


    I didn't think generals walked around with C8's. A Sig Sauer would be more general-like.

    When an investigation found no problem with Menard's weapon, he assembled about 300 troops to tell them about the incident.


    If nothing was wrong with the weapon, and the weapon discharged, that means he must have had his finger on the trigger when he was loading the weapon. Looks like it's back to BOTC for the good general.

  4. by avatar SprCForr Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 3:37 pm
    Time refresher weapon handling drills!

    Good job on the $3,500 fine. Big enough to hurt.

  5. by avatar Heavy_Metal
    Wed May 26, 2010 5:18 pm
    doesn't hurt too much, Generals make almost $20,000 a month

  6. by avatar SprCForr Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:15 pm
    True, but it's a hit none the less.

  7. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:17 pm
    Holy shit! 8O Generals make that kind of cake in the CF? Had no idea.

  8. by avatar SprCForr Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:20 pm
    At the top they would. I don't think Menard can negotiate that kind of pay yet. It sure ain't chickenfeed though.

  9. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:23 pm
    Nope. Don't think I'd be crying about making that every month :lol:

  10. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:43 pm
    He should have been busted down to Colonel just the same as any other troop would've been busted down a rank for the same offense.

  11. by avatar GreenTiger
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:56 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    He should have been busted down to Colonel just the same as any other troop would've been busted down a rank for the same offense.



    Yes, It was only by the grace of God somebody didn't get hurt.

  12. by avatar SprCForr Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:56 pm
    That isn't done in the CF at any rank level for incidents such as this with similar results.

  13. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed May 26, 2010 7:59 pm
    "SprCForr" said
    That isn't done in the CF at any rank level for incidents such as this with similar results.


    No offense - really - I am just used to a different outfit that demands weapons proficiency even from cooks and the guys who drive the septic trucks.

  14. by avatar GreenTiger
    Wed May 26, 2010 8:14 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    That isn't done in the CF at any rank level for incidents such as this with similar results.


    No offense - really - I am just used to a different outfit that demands weapons proficiency even from cooks and the guys who drive the septic trucks.

    Even a civilian Gun Club insists that everybody be very proficient and ultra safety minded when handling weapons, a military organization should be at least that strict.



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