Wednesday, October 25

Wednesday began with more combatives. It is so much fun to learn how to defend yourself while rolling around in the mud. I worked with LT Gore who is prior service and pretty good at this. The rest of the day was spent learning about Convoy Operations. Statistics show that we lose so many of our soldiers while on convoy so our instructors were very strict about this training. The morning and first part of the afternoon were spent in briefings learning about how to lead a convoy and how to act as a team player during the convoy. The second part of the afternoon was spent rehearsing with our trucks the 6 different battle drills. We rehearsed what to do if we receive enemy fire, if we were to receive casualties, if a truck broke down, or if we dicovered an IED along the road. It was rough for all as our Convoy Commander micromanaged us throughout each step preventing us from practicing with our teams. We all went to bed that evening feeling a bit unprepared.