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Victor_c3

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14. I only ever used a shelter half in basic too
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 11:11 PM
Jan 2018

I found that if I was creative with a poncho, some 5-50 cord, and a little trench to make sure water would flow around me, I slept great.

I grew up in the adirondacks, about an hour North-East of Fort Drum. I’ve dealt with a lot of cold in my life, but the coldest I’ve ever been was when I was at Ranger school in January of 2003 at Fort Benning. We were doing some sort of obstacle course over the water and the RIs had to break the ice up so that when we fell we wouldn’t get hurt. It was about 30 outside and all we had was our poly-pro On underneath our BDUs. I was wet, cold, and very miserable. Ranger school sucked.

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his mom must be so worried.. i know I would be. Its good you reassured her. samnsara Jan 2018 #1
He will be ok TEB Jan 2018 #2
I did BRM in 1986, not long before the introduction of the M-16A2. Aristus Jan 2018 #3
Got it TEB Jan 2018 #4
Warn him not to hide out behind the troop clinic roscoeroscoe Jan 2018 #5
A 10-2 84 TEB Jan 2018 #6
And thank you for serving troop TEB Jan 2018 #7
Welcome DashOneBravo Jan 2018 #9
Asshole TEB Jan 2018 #11
Im glad hes doing well DashOneBravo Jan 2018 #8
Your wright TEB Jan 2018 #10
I only ever used a shelter half in basic too Victor_c3 Jan 2018 #14
RIs suck lol DashOneBravo Jan 2018 #15
I told his mom TEB Jan 2018 #12
Well I dont think they allow it DashOneBravo Jan 2018 #13
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