I've seen this 'exercise' in plenty of indoc photos. I've got plenty of military background, but cannot figure out what the object is here:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6xt3P5xxRMo/Smh0HJUJ8PI/AAAAAAAABdA/ZlvIIROmrkc/s512/Picture%20237.jpg
<hint of sarcasm>
keep an eye on the waterfront blog - some pictures are sprouting up there that I haven't seen on this board.
http://usmmawaterfront.blogspot.com/2009/07/band-co-plebes-underway-on-liberator.html...