Day 16

Today was our first chance to shoot at targets that were at varied distances.  We met outside at 5:15am and then had breakfast in the classroom.  Powdered scrambled eggs, bacon, and a banana for me.  If you enjoy grits you'd be set too.  It.just brings back My Cousin Vinnie for me...

When we arrived at the range, it was still quite chilly and we had to wait half an hour before we even saw the sun.  Unfortunately, a handful of us got the short end of the stick today.  We were picked to run the computer program at each lane.  It is a neat program, actually.  The lcd display shows an outline of the target, and then it registers where you hit or miss the target.  It was pretty neat.  In any case, I managed to fix a few gun jamming issues and everyone was safe.

I shot pretty well, considering I didn't wear the corrective lens inserts.  I actually hit 5/5 targets at 300 meters.  While wearing full body armor.  Oh yes, in an unsupported position.  So I don't know if you are aware, but I'm kind of a big deal around here. Smile.

But in traditional Army fashion, it was a Charlie foxtrot.  The monitor operators were kept on a station until another 4-5 shooters had cycled through.  We didn't finish that until about 2:30 pm.  Which meant we continued to rotate to the other stations.

The one station was walking through trailers that had tv monitors inside.  They told a story, which was not terribly important.  And finally, our last station was a vehicle to practice roll-overs in.  Good training, but there is such a remote chance of ever having to use this. 

Well, thus concludes another day in Army clothing.  I'll keep you posted!