Dear Friends,
As you might recall I had been at the FOB (base in the woods of Ft. Benning designed to imitate the bases we have in Iraq right now) for the last week. Despite being a little sick the training was awesome. We fired our weapons almost every single day...learning how to move and shoot in an urban environment, firing huge weapons like the .50 cal machine gun, and training to run convoy missions (while reacting to sniper attacks, IEDs, and other hazards...one of those hazards was a funeral procession of mourning women who claimed American soldiers had killed her husband. Of course they were all actresses, but it was challenging to deal with the whole situation. We ended up getting attacked in the middle of negotiations with the women. It was crazy.). The temperatures were usually in the upper 90's with high humidity, but the barrack's air-conditioning made it more than bearable
On Monday I passed the last big graduation requirement. We were given a map, a compass, and 5 hours to go out and find 5 of 8 points in the woods of Ft. Benning. It was fun, but I am relieved to have a small break now. We get Thursday and Friday off for the 4th of July weekend.
I plan on enjoying my time off and making the phone calls I've been unable to make for so long. I'll update you all again soon!
As you might recall I had been at the FOB (base in the woods of Ft. Benning designed to imitate the bases we have in Iraq right now) for the last week. Despite being a little sick the training was awesome. We fired our weapons almost every single day...learning how to move and shoot in an urban environment, firing huge weapons like the .50 cal machine gun, and training to run convoy missions (while reacting to sniper attacks, IEDs, and other hazards...one of those hazards was a funeral procession of mourning women who claimed American soldiers had killed her husband. Of course they were all actresses, but it was challenging to deal with the whole situation. We ended up getting attacked in the middle of negotiations with the women. It was crazy.). The temperatures were usually in the upper 90's with high humidity, but the barrack's air-conditioning made it more than bearable
On Monday I passed the last big graduation requirement. We were given a map, a compass, and 5 hours to go out and find 5 of 8 points in the woods of Ft. Benning. It was fun, but I am relieved to have a small break now. We get Thursday and Friday off for the 4th of July weekend.
I plan on enjoying my time off and making the phone calls I've been unable to make for so long. I'll update you all again soon!
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