Troy's unit held a 'Jane Wayne Day' last week. It gave the spouses a chance to see what our hubbies do (or wish they did instead of sitting behind a desk) for the day. Luckily, Troy was able to attend and laugh at me the whole day. There are some awesome, strong Marine spouses in 3/12 and I loved spending the day doing these hilariously fun obstacles with them.
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| Valerie and I ready to kick some butt! |
First, we were issued our gear. Super sexy Kevlar helmets and flack jackets. After a quick tattoo session (check out the EGA's on our arms thanks to LtCol Miagany) we loaded into a 7-ton (GIANT truck) and headed to the first destination.
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| That is a 7-ton. |
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| Our "team" in the 7-ton. |
We arrived at the rappel tower and it was intimidatingly high! I waited for a few other spouses to go. That was a mistake as many people fell going over the edge and had to pull themselves back up. I somehow still got up the guts and climbed to the top. It was awesome!! Totally worth it and I want to do it again. I didn't slip at all!
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| Blogger is turning my pictures sideways since I am defying the laws of gravity. |
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| Descending the 60 foot rappel tower! |
After the tower, we headed to 'O-Course' aka Obstacle course (a military acronym that makes sense, mind blowing!). It was definitely tough! The Marines helped us up, over, under, and around the obstacles.
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| Just pretend that is how I got over the obstacles... |
At the end, we got to do MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) and learned to beat people up. The wives were into it and screaming 'Kill' with each punch. That was probably the favorite/scariest part for the husbands!
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| KILL! |
By this point, we were pretty famished. They provided us with MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat). Troy was sitting in the car eating Subway. I considered beating him up with my newly acquired MCMAP skills but decided to have some sympathy for all the times he had to eat MRE's and try it. To sum it up: GROSS!! I went hungry.
My favorite part came next, we learned about the guns 3/12 uses. Artillerymen like to 'Bring the Steel Rain' so these aren't your typical guns. They're giant howitzers that shoot a 95+ pound round as far as 18 miles. They showed us the whole process of calling for fire. They find a target, coordinate what it takes to hit the target, send the requirements to the Marines on the howitzers, and BAM! Shoot the giant round down range. They didn't actually shoot them, you are not allowed to do that on Okinawa.
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| The howitzer! |
Afterward, we went to a simulator where we got to blow things up like buildings and mountains. I guess I can see why Troy likes being a Marine- but I'll let him keep wearing the Camo Paint and Combat Boots! I need to go touch up my nail polish.
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| The 3/12 Family! |
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| Troy teaching me how a machine gun team works. |
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| I'm sexy and I know it. |
