What a day

**cigarsarge** · 08-27-2007, 05:52 PM

Ever seen a bunch of middle aged men running around shooting each other with paint ball guns in 100 degree heat?

I had to go to in-service training today. We practiced traffic stops with paint ball guns. They provided us with protective gear...A cheap ass mask.

So...I'm approaching a vehicle during a stop. I take a tactical approach to the vehicle. To make a long story short a guy jumps out of the car and shoots me twice in the face with a paint ball gun...No biggie...I have on a cheap ass mask.

So in the process of retreating my cheap ass mask comes off and a third shot hits me smack in the nose. Ever seen blood mingle with orange paint?

Ever had paint in your eye?

Well...They soon called off the whole thing when one of my buds nearly passed out from heat exaustion...Looks like he had Mexican for lunch.

I'm going back for round two tomorrow.

**Kass** · 08-27-2007, 06:11 PM

Sounds like fun! (and you're getting paid to do this right?)

**cigarsarge** · 08-27-2007, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by Kass

Sounds like fun! (and you're getting paid to do this right?)

Yep...My regular pay plus a state supplement. I'm making about twice my regular pay to get bloodied.

**chefchris** · 08-27-2007, 06:48 PM

say the word and I will come own you old timers. I use to play all the time and can sympathize with the heat.

seriously though ... i would slaughter.
ask metaldonnieg

**Lopaka** · 08-27-2007, 07:04 PM

For my upcoming deployment we got to play war also. Although not with paint guns. We had M-16's with blanks. I amazed myself by finishing my camelpak, 80oz of water, in about 3 hours. I didn't know I could drink that much water in 3 hours. I was close to what I needed for the day in water intake which is 109oz. That just short of one gallon. Needless to say, I wasn't dehydrated that day.

Which was a good thing because we where also defending a village from the enemy. The really cool thing was in the end the instructors started something they call fun time. They give us the rest of the ammo and then charge us. You can empty a 20 round clip quick!

Lopaka