"Cmdr. Cameron Yaste, the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), was recently photographed shooting a 5.56×45mm M4 carbine with the optics installed backward.

"The now-deleted image and press release on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website featured Yaste shooting the M4 with the Trijicon VCOG scope installed backward while pointed at a giant target balloon.
".. [quotes + pics]

"Netizens mocked the Navy commander, and that's probably why the service deleted the image and text.
".. [lots of posts]

"Yaste merely shows how the US Navy is unprepared to fight the next major conflict. Sigh... "

So true.... sadly. But then as commenters pointed out, how often do ship-board Naval personnel fire rifles...

https://www.zerohedge.com/...