drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 3 days agoOne of the royal family's living decorations fell down.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square173linkfedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down129
arrow-up1576arrow-down1imageOne of the royal family's living decorations fell down.lemmy.worlddrunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square173linkfedilink
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoHe 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.
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI 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.
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.
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.