Tuesday, August 21, 2007
cruel and unusual
I just got back from the 6 day training last night. We got trained on how to use our night vision that mounts on our helmet (which is REALLY cool by the way). In that 6 days i was put through some real shit. After the last day i was sorry for everything i ever did wrong and didnt get caught. In the morning i went through non lethal weapon systems. From paint ball guns (you laugh but the military ones are designed to break bones) to shotguns, to greanade launchers. I was then Tazed by 50,000 volts. 3 seconds of that made me want to be an upright person. We then had an hour for lunch where we then marched over to the final stage. Pepper spray. What can i say about pepper spray.... it REDEFINES pain. Civilian police carry pepper spray that is 5% actual pepper spray. We got sprays by 18%.... its the highest you can legally be sprayed with. After we got pepper sprayed we had to run a 5 station course showing we can still function as soldiers even while incapacitated.