The US Navy deleted a photograph posted on social media showing Commander Cameron Yaste, the captain of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, firing a rifle … after people noticed a major mistake.
Unfortunately, there was a glaring gaffe, which site visitors quickly caught sight of – in the photograph; the rifle’s scope placed backward had the lens cap still on.
The US Marines responded to the mistake by sharing a photo of a marine firing a rifle during a recent live-fire exercise aboard the USS Boxer.
“Thank you for pointing out our rifle scope error in the previous post.
Picture has been removed until EMI is completed!” a Navy spokesperson added. EMI means extra military instruction. It is ‘a non-punitive training device intended to improve efficiency of a command or unit’