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 | | From: | Ralph K. Halvorsen | | Subject: | Quantico deer | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 09:45:23 -0500 |
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 | My son went through the FBI Academy 2 years ago and told me of running
in formation and having to dodge deer all over the place. Apparently
they were spooked by the bells the students put on their running shoes
at Christmas time!:-)) He did say this one red-nosed..........nah!:-))
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| | From: | RDF | | Subject: | Re: Quantico deer | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:41:09 -0600 |
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| "Ralph K. Halvorsen" wrote in message
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> My son went through the FBI Academy 2 years ago and told me of running
> in formation and having to dodge deer all over the place. Apparently
> they were spooked by the bells the students put on their running shoes
> at Christmas time!:-)) He did say this one red-nosed..........nah!:-))
Ralph,
I too am a Quantico veteran from the scout/sniper regiment training 2/5t.
USMC The bells suit several needs. Ops are going on in the woods 24/7 and a
lot of it is live fire. The bells let us know when a training squad was in
play or on cadence torture (or runs). Keeps the students & staff safe. I
know now last time we flew over in a R500 they were wearing cyalume sticks
as well running in cadence at 23:30 in the snow. I operated in that weather
on my belly. The bells saved a lot of training accidents. Campers use them
too to shush away bears, etc. (Sort of a mean way to make a drive as long
as you can see your wrangler)
All the best and take care,
Rob
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| | From: | Gary Kubat | | Subject: | Re: Quantico deer | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:59:15 -0500 |
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| "RDF" wrote in message
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> I too am a Quantico veteran from the scout/sniper regiment training 2/5t.
> USMC The bells suit several needs. Ops are going on in the woods 24/7 and
> a
> lot of it is live fire. The bells let us know when a training squad was in
> play or on cadence torture (or runs). Keeps the students & staff safe. I
> know now last time we flew over in a R500 they were wearing cyalume sticks
> as well running in cadence at 23:30 in the snow. I operated in that
> weather
> on my belly. The bells saved a lot of training accidents. Campers use
> them
> too to shush away bears, etc. (Sort of a mean way to make a drive as long
> as you can see your wrangler)
>
> All the best and take care,
> Rob
Your comment about training accidents reminds me of an incident I got
involved with. We frequently camped at Lunga lake since it was close and
the kids enjoyed it. During a spec ops night assault one evening one of the
trainees had parachute trauma on a HAHO and went down in the shallows by one
of the duck blinds, where I happened to be fishing. Talk about one heck of
a splash. After making sure he hadn't hurt himself, I gave him a ride back
to the dam and he successfully snuck back into formation after sprinting
back to the rally point. When asked why he was soaked he said he fell in a
puddle! (He dropped off a six pack later that weekend and said thanks).
He's currently in Baghdad, and about ready to come home. When those
elections are over and he gets to shoulder his ruck for the trip back to his
bride he's going to be one happy troop, and hopefully Uncle will let them
enjoy a real honeymoon soon.
Semper Fi!
(okay, I'm an Air Force guy, but my respect for my Corps brothers is
immense.)
Gary
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