Friday, April 22, 2011

Work

No, I don't have a skin disease. This is the result of some pretty intense, realistic training at work over the last couple of days.


Those marks were made by this stuff-Simunition training ammo. Obviously it's non-lethal but that little marking ball is traveling about 450 feet per second. You know it when you're hit.

I don't mention work very often, the agency I work for wouldn't like me discussing too much on my blog, so I'll be somewhat vague. This was the first time in my 21 plus years with this agency that we've trained with simunition and it was a real eye opener. I got shot up while role playing as a bad guy. I was given the task of popping out from a hallway behind a tactical team to insure that the rear guard was paying attention-he was. We fired at the same time. I got him twice in the throat as he and several of his guys peppered my legs, groin, and abdomen. Luckily my abdomen and groin were protected. I was wearing jeans and felt the sharp stinging from multiple rounds impacting on my thighs. Surprisingly I could only find two cuts and bruises. If you want to see your breathing and heart rate shoot through the roof, get involved in a running shootout.

This is what we were doing.

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10 comments:

  1. twisterApril 22, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    For lack of a better word, it looks like fun and it's something I wouldn't mind doing myself.

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  2. Gunnar BergApril 22, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Pain isn't fun. For most of us. I'll glad you are working and I'm not.

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  3. limomApril 23, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    That's crazy!
    That also looks like a couple of SIGs.

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  4. Steve AApril 23, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Hmm, I think being one of the instructors seems the best bet since both the good and the bad guys got all shot up.

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  5. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Looks like a kuel job. I have been gagged and bagged in training that I have taken. I have hip problems, now I work in admin.I miss those days.

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  6. John Romeo AlphaApril 23, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Too bad the Simunition(tm) caused RealPain(tm). I guess that's also part of the training, though, a little negative feedback to let the hindbrain know about the error (getting hit).

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  7. PonderoApril 23, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    I only have one thing to say, Myles. Thank you.

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  8. GreenComotionApril 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Be safe my friend!
    Peace :)

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  9. JonApril 24, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Wow. That's pretty hardcore. M hat is off to you, sir!

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  10. ApertomeApril 28, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Badass. It does look like fun, minus the pain. I feel silly complaining about my professors now, haha!

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