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Strumgewehr
Experienced
- Jun 7, 2018
- 271
Closest I ever came was when I was in the Infantry. I had a couple close calls. The worst was taking a trail that was eroded away in places around this one spot that there was a HUGE drop off...had to be over 100 feet...on our left hand side. Our Captain wanted to be sneaky, even though it wasn't safe. Made all the worse by the fact we had all our gear on, including out heavy rucksacks. I lost my balance and my ruck pulled me towards going over the side. It happened so fast I reached out and by chance got a plant that didn't pull out. I managed to not go over, and the guys in my platoon grabbed me and pulled me back. Scared the hell out of me. Closest to death I've come yet.Suicide attempts don't count.