Unit armorer course prepares service members to maintain an arms room

[The Patriot]

Absolute silence. Soldiers stand frozen behind their desks with an M2 machine gun resting on the table. The second the unit armorer course instructor, holding a stopwatch in his hand, says begin, the silence is broken by metal-on-metal noises and thumping of machine gun parts hitting the table as the weapon is being taken apart. When the time is up, most of the soldiers smile, but a few are not pleased with the fact they could not reassemble the weapon in time.

More...