Day 099 -After almost two weeks of training with only one meal on the outside, I celebrated my completion of training with BBQ from the one of the best places in TX. The Salt Lick outside of Austin is a must. It was so good. -DECEMBER 13
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Day 098
day with some really great training. It did take its tole on this old man, but it looks a lot worse that it is. I was angry at myself that I kept forgetting to say, “I aint got time to bleed.” when people pointed it out to me. My friends insisted that I capture the […]
Day 097
Day 097 -The sunrises were always nice and if you’ve been following along, you know I’m a sucker for a sunrise or sunset. So I tried to look cool. -DECEMBER 11
Day 095
Day 095 -The SR71 on display at Lackland AFB. It’s one impressive bird that served us well. -DECEMBER 9
Day 094
Day 094 -Out trying to find our way back to camp with a compass and I came along this tree. Just thought it was interesting. -DECEMBER 8
Day 093
Day 093 -I waited to take this photo for the caption. Today we had to go up against the B.O.D. or box of death. We had to retrieve the wounded while under HEAVY fire with paint rounds. To quote Forest Gump, “I was shot in the buttocks.” -DECEMBER 7
Day 092
Day 092 -Staff Sgt. Spotts gives instruction on how to tactically move around. This was shortly after having us low crawl through a muddy field. However, if you notice his hat, we got a thorough demonstration first. Luckily I had the best instructor. -DECEMBER 6
Day 091
Day 091 -My bunk-mate and all around bad mamajamma only known as Magnum, takes out some targets during range day. -DECEMBER 5
Day 090
Day 090 -Well this is my body armor and my little reminder. My old Capt. Randi Brown, bought this for me so I would remember to shut up and be the monkey. I made sure it was with me for this training. We’ll see how successful it is. DECEMBER 4
Day 089
Day 089 -I’m back. If you have been following along, you may have noticed there hasn’t been any photos for a couple of weeks. You’re about to see why. These are water buffalos and hold all the potable water (good water) for me and my fellow troops while at my camp for the next 10 […]