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I will withhold real names in this story because it might cause extreme kidding to the person involved or even keep him from being promoted in rank.
Years ago in a West Texas land the local Boy Scout camp had a young CIT working in the Pioneering area (knives, axes, lashing and knots) and he had successfully--maybe too well--learned to sharpen knives and axes. The first morning of camp when he pulled out his personal pocket knife to demonstrate some skill or task he cut his finger(s). What I mean is he cut two fingers on his right hand and two fingers and a thumb on his left hand. One finger on his left/non dominate hand required some stitches. He healed and later made a good staff member. The thing is that none of us could duplicate the motions he used to cut fingers/thumbs on both hands while closing the knife only once.
He later attended the Air Force Academy and has been listed for promotion to General Officer in the latest promotion lists. Do you think his peers would stoop to ridicule if they only knew his name and could rub it in a little. Some of us grow up in spite of ourselves.