Army VS Airfarce

When I initially found out I was going on this Individual augmentation my first thought was holy shit I have to go work for the Army, my god the Army is all jacked up, this is going to be a nightmare. Well to tell you the truth it is more like a weird dream than a nightmare. I am actually very impressed by some of the Army training. Their Non commissioned officers are the most motivated guys I have ever worked with. They know there stuff and are truly dedicated to ensuring that we learn the basics of being a soldier. Most of the classes are taught at a 6th grade level and can get really boring but by the end of the class everybody is proficient at the skill being taught. Some of the more practical training received is shooting, even if you have never touched a gun they will make you a proficient killer, if you have shot your whole life they will make you better. Combat life saving, a great class, you learn how to give immediate care if somebody needs it. My partner was deathly afraid of needles and has passed out every time when stuck with a needle, he was sweating getting as well as giving an IV, I hooked him up with an IV and he didn’t pass out. Next came the even bigger test he needed to put an IV in me, we were both worried about this, he was afraid he would pass out and hit his head as he fell. All I could imagine was as he passed out the needle being jammed so far into my arm it got lodged in my bone. I did not tell him my worries as he really didn’t need the extra pressure. He did fine and hopefully the only time I ever have to use this new skill is after a real hard night of partying. Heat (Humvee Egress A? Training) a trainer that simulates a rollover, it is very similar to the Helo dunker without the water. You are put in a Humvee cab and it spins three or four times, then you stop upside down and have to get out. Sounds simple however it is not, one guy had to go to the emergency room after punching a hole through his lip with his tooth. These are the good training sessions, there are plenty of training events I walk out of with four pencils in each eye wondering who thought this crap up and how could it possibly help anyone. Most of these events contain the word brief, and trust me none of them are brief.

Just as my perception of the Army has changed, don’t get me wrong I am not being assimilated, I mean they still say WHOWA and TRACKING nonstop and it drives me insane, but my perception of the Airforce has changed even more. Before arriving here the Army was at the top of my worthless list, not anymore, the “AIRFARCE” has quickly climbed to the top. We have ten Airforce “sally boys” integrated into our unit; initially they stayed far away from us shooting us strange looks as if we had leprosy. They have started talking to us and honestly I wish they hadn’t, they have no personality, no sense of humor and all they do is whine about everything, how long there six month deployment will be, how bad their cells are, how bad the training is, now I am not calling the kettle black we bitch about this stuff also, however we do it with a smile and a joke. The Airforce looks like they are about to start crying, they truly believe they are in hell. They are like angry little geeky computers.

Updates, the M-4 was found in the Armory, some guy in another unit just grabed any gun and threw it in a locked case, he was shipping out the next day, if he would of got out of here with that gun it would have been a real nightmare.

We are now up to two fire alarms on a dailey bassis, most have been during the day but now that I said that tonight it will be at 0300.