Mr. Eagle Eye

So here we go on the updates again ...

All last week and this week Earl has written about shooting his rifle.
His platoon got to practice at a "dry" firing range and a computer simulated firing range. After practicing without ammo for about a week they moved on to practicing with ammo at a real range. I was surprised to learn that the real firing range was a 45 minute drive away from where all the soldiers eat and sleep.
Earl was one of the first soldiers to shoot a real rifle. Thanks to his practice before leaving, one of the drill sergeants nick named Earl "Johnny Sniper", due to the fact that Earl shot all of his targets on the bulls eye. I think Earl was more than happy to be able to practice with and finally shoot a real weapon.

"Dry" Firing - Wikipedia

Simulated Firing Ranges

That's about it for this week. Not too much else going on.
Thanks to those of you who read this and make sure to check back next week for another update!

(One month until Earl returns for Christmas Break on Dec. 18th!)