October 2004 - Posts

• Tuesday's Lab: Squad Movement Techniques

  There is nothing like diving to the ground on a wet, cold, Ohio morning! This is what the army is about. Tuesday's lab took place at Tuttle Park on north campus. It was a brisk morning to say the least, but a good morning to learn SMTs. We did everything Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:21 PM by cmyers | 6 Comments

• This week's lab.

  Sorry for the late update, things are kinda busy around here. This week's lab was really starting to get into the good stuff. First of all, we had to wear our LBEs which made some of the stuff a little more difficult... more on that in a second. Anyway, Read More... Posted Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:45 AM by cmyers | 9 Comments

• Cold Steel

  Today we finally got into the good stuff! Not that Land NAV isnt exciting.... Anyway today was the Weapon Systems Famliarization lab. We broke into 4 groups and learned about the M9, the M16, the M203 grenade launcher, the M249 SAW, AT-4s, and claymores. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:03 AM by cmyers | 7 Comments

• Battalion Activation Ceremony.

  This morning was the Battalion Activation Ceremony. It was at 0630 in place of PT, a nice change. It was rather exctiing because we are now "official" parts of the unit. Also all of the MSIVs recieved awards that they had earned in the Spring and Summer. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:00 PM by cmyers | 7 Comments

• Land Nav

  In today's leadership lab we started working on Land Navigation. All the fun map reading and getting from point A to point B stuff. It was pretty interesting, and obviously a critical skill for any soldier or officer to learn. Also, my boots are getting Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 05, 2004 7:19 PM by cmyers | 0 Comments