Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Days 15 - 17

Day 15: I thought we were going to the range today but, instead, practiced our breathing & positions. Once again, we sat around for hours, doing nothing.

Day 16: We finally went to the range today. We left for the walk at 0600 and got there at 0700. The road marches with all of our equipment are getting easier. It was about a 3 mile march. We had MREs for breakfast. I am getting used to eating pasta for breakfast since you need the fuel to survive in this heat. We shot from 0800 to 1600. It was a long day. Only at BCT can you fall asleep at the range, listening to the live rounds. I did pretty well. The rifle is actually easy to shoot. You just have to remember the 4 fundamentals (breathing, steady position, trigger squeeze, and aiming). We were able to ride back since it was so hot outside.

Day 17: Went to the range again today to finish zeroing in within the center mass. It was another long, hot day. I probably shot for 5 hours straight today. Time passes more quickly on the days we are actually doing stuff. Our minds are not thinking about home.

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