World's best video game |
However, there were limited slots available for our group, so none of the officers were put into the live fire and we settled for second best - the weapons simulator. It is basically a huge interactive video game, except the weapons are
M240B |
Target Practice |
It still has the same real-world feel and recoil effect, so it's still an effective training tool for soliders. We had the opportunity to zero the weapons, go through a qualification course, and then shoot at moving targets. At the end, all of your scores are recorded, you can see where you had hits, where you missed, and whether you were shooting high, low, the effectiveness of your trigger squeeze, etc. Pretty high tech, and very cool.
Loving Life |
We offically have one week + 10 hours before we board and head east. The training has been good, but we're all ready to leave, get the clock started, and do our real jobs as engineers. The more we hear from our counterparts downrange, its looking like we'll be involved with the drawdown and 'surge recovery', so we will be directly affected by the politics and the exact numbers of troops that will be brought home. Might be more deconstruction than construction projects, but that just means we're getting closer to bringing most everyone home, which is a good thing.
Hiya! Look like the weapons sim was awesome! Can you bring some of those toys home with you?!?! :)
ReplyDeleteI think we're all looking forward to you heading out and getting that clock ticking. Cool about the new mission...maybe you can work it into your new mission to send yourself home!! ;)
Hope you had a fun day off! Keep up the great job you're doing! ttys. I love you and miss you a lot!