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KaptonChaos (2013-04-28 06:41:02):RB:-b wow, seems cool
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little5 (2013-04-28 06:46:25)That sounds fun. I've eaten military food before, it was in this air tight package and according to aunts who are in the military.. It can last 10-20 years. We found it in a house. It was delish, it had ginger cake, crackers, and some other stuff I forgot. We had teriyaki chicken ones, one witha veggie meal(forgot what) and some others. I don't know what the specific names were. XP there was also a heat pad thing that's be used to heat food. It heats very hot, according to the pack.
Screamer (2013-04-28 07:50:17)That's cool. I would not want to mess with you.
My grandpa was a company commander in the Korean war, I believe. Never saw action, though.
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Screamer (2013-04-28 07:53:58)Because he's VIP. @Robbie
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TFDFrance (2013-04-28 07:54:05)Cause you're stupid.-Robbie.
And who took the pictures of you?
That's hot.
MegaBeanish (2013-04-28 07:56:04)Some other cadets took the pictures for me.
-Lance Corporal Rodriguez (USMC)
Screamer (2013-04-28 08:16:30)@Robbie: The world is an unfair place. We, the VIPs, are meant to rule over the little people.
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I just got back from training like a United States Army Soldier the past 3 days.We arrived on a bus.We were required to wear ACUs(Army Combat Uniform).
That is me in an ACU.As you can see, I have a canteen strapped around my waist.We were told to keep hydrated, and sometimes the Colonel or Sergeant told us to drink all of the water in it then dump it over our heads to see if any water was in there and some people had a bunch of water.
This is what a barrak looks like. 8 rooms.
Each room looked like this and could fit three people.
We split up into Companys. Mine was 14 cadets strong; I was the Company Commander(the person in charge of EVERYONE in my company). We did this thing called the LRC(Leadership Reaction Course) where we were put in certain situations and different obstacles and told to clear the obstacle using teamwork without touching certain parts, like the ground and stuff.
A picture of the LRC.It may not look like it, but there are about 14 different stations in there with different obstacles.
My team for the LRC. I'm on the far left. You see the guy standing up in the middle? The repel tower(below) is in the distance over his shoulder. We had to MARCH all the way over there a bunch of times, up hills and in heat.
After that we went to the repel tower. We went all the way up using stairs and used ropes and harnesses to reach the bottom. REALLY scarey at first but SUPER fun when you do it once.I got an award for going twice.
Small repel tower on the right, HUGE one on the left.
Next up we had First Aid training. A Staff Sergeant trained in the Medical field gave us specific training on what to do when you we a wounded soldier on the battle field. You may think it is just a few steps, but there is A LOT more to it then that.
We crawled, because if this was the actual thing, bullets would be flying back and forth above us and we would need to stay low.
At the end of the day all the comapanys made skits to basically make fun of everything we learned, including the Sergeants and activites we did. We then preformed them in front of the Battalion(all the companys) and judges(the Colonels and Sergeants) and they gave us a rating. I played the role of our FEMALE S-5 who everyone said had big boobs so they stuck two sweaters in me and made it look like I had big boobs.
Our skit in action.
We woke up at 4:30 A.M. EVERY morning and went outside in the cold and dark in a shirt and shorts to do PT(Physical Training). We were also assigned a Battle Buddy(you look out for each other) and Fire Watch meaning we would have to wake up at a certain time late at night/early in the morning and walk quitely in the dark hallways making sure there was no fire. We were woken up by lovely(/sarcasm) Sergeant First Class Knutsen, who blew a siren and yelled at everyone to wake up and stand in front of their doors. If they didn't, we would have to do push-ups. They had EXCELLENT food there!
It was a wonderful experience! I have videos if anyone wants me to PM them the URL, so just ask! This was all possible thanks to the Highschool JROTC program in the U.S. So if you like what you see, join JROTC!
ME STANDING NEXT TO 2 LUITENAUNT COLONELS IN THE ACTUAL ARMY!
-Cadet Sergeant First Class, Rodriguez
2013-04-28 13:10:53