The Worst Detail of the Navy’s Embarrassing Photo Is Not the Backward Scope or Horrible Shooting Stance — This Is Bad

One would think that members of the American military would know better than anyone how to handle a firearm, but, as a now-infamous viral photo shared by the U.S. Navy has demonstrated, perhaps that was hoping too much.
The photo, originally shared to Instagram by the Navy’s official account, showed Commander Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy warship the USS John S. McCain, shooting a rifle on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
The caption on the photo read, “From engaging in practice gun shoots, conducting maintenance, testing fuel purity, and participating …