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Well, I got back for the weekend again, and after resting up and eating a plenty, I go back down to my base today. Here's what's been going on this past week:
Sunday I got to my new base, Camp Sayarim, also known as Bisla"sh, which is an acronym for Bet Sefer LeShiryon, or school for armor. I was placed in the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikvot_Habarzel_Brigade"]401st Ikvot Habarzel Brigade[/url], 5th Company (Haze'evim/The Wolves), 3rd Platoon, Team 3C. Sunday we also started our battlefield first aid course.
Monday we continued the battlefield first aid course, and had the physical and written test, where I was one of two soldiers in my platoon to get 100 on both. Monday evening we signed out on our guns, and rigged them so we could attach our straps comfortably. My Shaniqua is a [url="http://toolmar.pionetwebs.com/data/data911/images/21977988.GIF"]shortened M-16A1 with an extendable butt[/url]. Like the picture, but it's barrel is 3CM shorter. The days of IDF Tankers getting Glilon's are over, because they're too heavy.
Tuesday we went into the field (in reality just another part of the base) where we started practising on the firing range. We also set up camp and other stuff like that. I didn't get to shoot on Tuesday before it got dark.
Wednesday I finally got to shoot, and these are the different styles of practice I had:
Zeroing. 5 bullets at a 25M target. My grouping was 4CM.
Zero Confirmation. 5 bullets at a head target at 50M. I got 4 out of 5. Passing grade is 3.
Twilight shooting. Despite it's name, usually done during the day, to demonstrate how one shoots at night, by turning the rear sights of the M-16 from the L position to a V position. 10 bullets to center body mass at 25M. I got 10 out of 10. Passing grade is 7.
Night shooting. Otherwise known as ambush shooting, all lay down in a line and shoot a salvo via the commander's countdown. Occasionaly the commander will kick someone during countdown as a sign they should fire early, and all are to fire as soon as the first shot goes off. The objective is that if someone fires early, perhaps someone else will get lucky and hit. 10 bullets to center body mass at 25M. I got 10 out of 10. Passing grade is 7. Tracer bullets are really, really cool!!!
Inverted T. Starts off the same as Night Shooting, with one bullet salvo on command to center body mass, and 4 more to a horizontal target at the standing target's feet, to simulate a wounded but still shooting terrorist. 5 bullets at 25M. I got 1 on top, 2 on the bottom. Passing grade is 1 and 1.
Thursday we had our first Masa, a 5km or thereabouts hike back to base. We had to take off our straps, because we hadn't earned them yet, which is what this Masa was all about. A Masa is more symbolic then anything else, and after one completes a Masa, one earns certain things, e.g. their strap, their beret, etc... Thursday we also had a weekly meeting with our Mefaked Machlaka/Platoon Commander. We also had a lesson given to us by the Deputy Company Commander about firearms safety.
Friday we woke up early and went home. It took me a good 6 hours to get home from my base, with stops included. Thank god public transportation is free...
That's just about it. I'm 99% positive I'm on base next weekend, so I'll hopefully fill you guys in in two weeks.
Shalom!
"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI
Edited by - bigross86 on Aug 13 2005 11:49 PM
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