Today we officially started actual training. Driving training to be exact. We are being trained to operate the M1151 HMMWV (Humvee) 4x4 weapon carrier by the 191st Infantry Brigade.
Today was mostly classroom stuff. Lots of powerpoints and stuff. Some of it was basic defensive driving and rules of the road you can apply to any and all vehicles. And some was specific to the Humvee we'll be driving. The technology in these vehicles is pretty amazing. I would like to get into more detail, but I'm not sure whats out in the public and what they've told us. If you're interested, I'm sure you can find the info somewhere on the net. We will be driving it around base on regular roads on Thursday I think. Then on Friday we will be going off road. Up hills, over rocks, under water and all that fun stuff. I'm a little nervous operating a vehicle so big. Also there are some gears you have to shift in and out of for different terrain and stuff. Hopefully I pick up on the training and things go without a hitch. So that's pretty much it for today. In case you were wondering I got new soap and shampoo today and got a nice hot shower.
