We finished off our Combat Lifesaver training today. That was actually a quality class, which we made sure we communicated to all involved.
"The part where you had instructors with recent combat experience in the subject they were teaching? That was great."
We stayed a little late so our PFC, who is a nervous little dude, could do one more live stick on a sergeant we now call "Mr. Giant Veins." The PFC is a great kid, but he's the second junior man in the company, eager to please and, as is to be expected, prone to tripping over himself in his eagerness to do good.
Immediately following the conclusion of that evolution, we returned to the barracks just slightly ahead of the outer rain bands from Tropical Storm Hannah. A quick evaluation of the weather convinced us that it was a perfect afternoon to conduct practical exercises in rack ops. I am pleased to report that with the sole exception of a specialist who's assigned as Overworked Headquarters Slave, all the Soldiers received a "GO." Seeing as rehearsals are key to success in any battle drill, we may still have to conduct more rack ops in the near future.
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