Back to Work

After having most of the weekend off and an easy day in the classroom on Monday, we were back at it Tuesday and Wednesday.  Both days we were up at 0400 and on the way to the rifle range by 0600.  Yesterday we shot a practice rifle qualification and had the real thing today.  Aaron, an officer in our class shot a perfect 40 of 40 targets yesterday qualifying him as a Hawkeye and getting his name up on the sign at the range.  The last person to shoot a perfect score on that course was 10 years ago!  Our Cadre (Army drill instructors running our day-to-day training) said that we've have more qualify expert in this group than any they've seen.  I shot a 34, just two short of Expert, but good enough for Sharpshooter.

We also had some really great Tactical Combat Casualty Care training where we learned the latest techniques being used to save lives on the battlefield, and it can also be put to use in other life-threatening situations.  Our final exercise is going to be a convoy simulation and we've been practicing for that as well.  Today we went through a simulator that was like a multi-million dollar video game where I drove a HUMVEE.  It was pretty neat, but honestly modern PC games look and respond better.

Up until today, the weather has been nice and cool with clouds overhead and rain threatening most of the day.  Today the weather turned warmer and it's supposed to stay that way for the rest of the week.  Some were glad for the change, but I think they're crazy!  This might be nice weather for hanging out at a lake, but for running around with an extra 50 lbs in pants and long sleeves I'll take the cool weather every day.