After a week of Chris and I just missing each other on AIM, I finally bumped into him last night.
He finally got to go the range and he qualified as "Sharpshooter".
Not Expert, but maybe next time.
An amusing thing. The Camp is shuffling the MP's to a new building, so all the MP's are getting the new place set up, but the Weapons locker is still in the old building with no one to watch it, so Chris has been assigned to the detail to baby sit the weapons.
That involves sitting outside a locked room for 3 hours.
I asked if he was armed, and he said they were going to be (and should be)...but being most of them just got out of AIT, it might be too much responsibility. Unbelievable!!! These are Army guys and gals, they have ongoing weapon training (see above), and if they were in the ME there wouldn't even be a question about it. I guess if someone starts to break into the locker, he has to call the MP's and wait 15 to 20 minutes for them to show up to draw the chalk line around his body.
Good practice for when they go into the civilian police force.
He finally tried to extend his tour, but typically when he went to do it, the computer was down. Another paycheck without the bonus.
Overall he seems to be in good spirits, but is out of touch with what's happening here at home regarding the Townhalls and the anger of the people.
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