Eat Whatever We Wanted

26 Nov 09

Happy Thanksgiving! I wish I could have been home with everyone. It was weird being away from everyone for the first time but it ended up being fairly nice. We had our big meal around 1300 but it was great. We walked into the chow hall and it was decorated really nicely. We had our food served to us by a sergeant major and 2 majors! It was crazy. Some of the highest ranking people in the post were eating with us. The best part was, they treated us like human beings. We got to relax, talk, and eat whatever we wanted. Everyone was so full it was great.

Yesterday we had some training on the US weapons. Short training on the high speed weapons we use. The M249 SAW, 240B and .50 cal machine guns. Basically we fired big-ass guns with big-ass belt fed bullets. The .50 cal bullet is about the size of a carrot. It's insane.

I booked my flight to AIT. Sadly, I have to leave on Jan. 1 at 12:55pm. That's all for now. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Corey