04-15-07
As usual we changed up our morning patrol routine, a new time and different route. Seeing how it rained cats and dogs yesterday we sank miserably into the muck and mud under the weight of our patrol gear.
We stopped by our IP station to continue our mentoring and guidance. The IPs are pretty quick to learn. We just got to keep trying to instill in them the confidence to do it on their own.
Classes concluded we headed out for our patrol back to our post. I busted my butt going over a berm. I just hope not too many saw me with my feet in the air and me sliding down the backside of the berm my back. I think I played it off pretty well though.
Back on post we went over our logistics and cleaned crew serve weapons. I got to hang up a couple cool girl pics on my wall as well. Then I got a bit of a nap before our night patrol with the IPs.
On the night patrol we had the IPs meet and greet the locals and ask for IDs. The patrol went pretty good. No one tried to shoot us or blow us up and the IPs got a bit better at their duty.
** DAMNIT! I just spilt my dip spit everywhere. Oh, well, I just found another use for my dirty socks!
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So anyway all is well for the time being. We start again tomorrow and again I hope that I will be back on mud telling another day in our lives in this little place.
1st pic) Giving classes to the IPs
2nd pic) That damn berm.
3rd pic) Security halt.