Training Halfway Point

On Friday we put on full body armor, or "battle rattle" as the Army calls it, and headed over to the confidence course. Luckily, we left our weapons and "battle rattle" behind as we took on the course. It was pretty tough, especialy for us out-of-shape types. Once we completed the course... it was time to run it again. If I wasn't exhausted the first time around, I was in really bad shape the second time. We then gathered our gear and put it all back on headed for the bus and on to the next firing range. Using techniques we learned the day before, we shot various close range, pop-up targets while standing. After lunch we were back in the classroom for combat first aid. On Saturday we were in the classroom for cultural awareness briefings for Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq. It was very interesting and I think many people in the class now have a different perspective on the Arab and Muslim cultures. Now, we are off for the remainder of the weekend! I'm thinking hotel, hot shower and real food...