Blessed

I am spending some time with my family. (see Christinas blog for more details) We had a few days before we left and with some good planning on my wife side, she and the kids are here in Seattle with me.

I am so blessed by a wonderfull family. I am smothering the crap out of them I know I keep trying to get one more kiss, one more hug another laugh, I want to talk to them tell them its going to be alright, hear from them the same. The thing is for every hug it makes you miss them even more, but you would not forgoe the moment to save the pain in the future.

I am blessed among Men. There are those with me who haven't so much to miss, there are those at home that may wish to be away with us. So This sucks, and it is harder just missing my family, harder still with a great family.

As Promised

He gives you a speech, something like I am going to assault you with oc....blah blah...Whatever... do you have any questions. I said That Id heard the speech already.

I look silly, I am trying to hold my breath. wish it helped.






"Get back Get Back"

There were three of these guys with different task. Hand take down, baton strikes, and take down with a baton. there was another station but I cant remember what it was.





Take down


The worse part about this is that I had to give this guy orders like cross your legs face away from the sound of my voice ect ect. I can hardly breath at this point and until you got it right he kept trying to get away.




The really sad thing is these are the most Flattering pictures of me. The rest are are less "manly" and have a lot more tears and snot.


The fan helped the only problem is that when you left it all hurt so you became dependant on that fan, Finally I took of running like Gump. the wind helped and I had to open my eyes more to keep from hitting a tree.




This sucked.

Two bad days.

Vacations was good but short I will save those details for my wife who I am certain will post an avalanche of catchup post soon.

Meanwhile, It has been hard for me to get my head back in the game. Due to a later flight I went from vacation, right in to training with in one day.

One morning I woke up next to my wife, took a shower and brushed my hair, that night I shaved my head, took a shower with three other men, and went to bed next(seprate bed) to Joe. I thought that was a bad day.

But I had not started training again yet. First item OC spray. OC is the military grade pepper spray. We were sprayed across the face and eyes and had to perform various combat take downs and holds, at different stations.

I risk little exageration when I say this was the most painful thing I have ever endured. I don't want to start a war with the fairer sex but the mothers training with us said they would rather give birth.

The test has a few goals. first Confidence that if you spray an enemy you will be able to disable him: Check. Two Respect for this (non Lethal) weapon: Check. Third, Confidence that if I am sprayed with it I will be able to perform: Er..sure.
Perhaps later I can get a picture of me crying like a school girl and post it here.