Here’s the “secret” I alluded to in the last post: I ‘bit the bullet’ so to speak. Since I was going to get one after I got back anyway, and given the predictable price jump between now and then, I bought an AR-15. I have officially joined the “Evil Black Rifle” club. Not that I really care about what someone else thinks of it. I think it’s a good rifle, and would have been handy in AZ for use as a coyote gun (four and two legged!). And of course I’ve got to post pictures to prove the thing’s for real…
It’s a S&W M&P15, 6-position adjustable stock, 16″ barrel, and a flip down rear sight. Pretty sure it’s illegal in CA, but that’s by no means a bad thing.
In other news, I’ve met all of our team guys except our maneuver guy, who is currently in limbo (1st got orders recinded, 2nd isn’t coming ’cause he just got back. . .) and it looks like we’re going to have a pretty good team. I’m actually sitting with one of the guys here in a coffee shop in Manhattan using the free wi-fi. Being the intel bubba for the team, I know about all the OPSEC rules and will pretty much remain mute about training. I’ll still post about the ‘funny in an anecdotal sense’ stuff, and hopefully will be able to organize my thoughts instead of doing this incessant stream of consciousness drivel as I get more comfortable with writing on a regular basis. As far as that goes, I kicked Sprint to the curb WRT wireless broadband, as they don’t have an EVDO tower here, and their service sucks. Ended up going with T-mobile, and bought one of their new phones that’s broadband capable outright, just so I don’t have to extend my contract. Thus, I’ll be able to post much more easily from the barracks, and once we move into the bays as well.
In leaving, I’ll add a couple of photos taken at Thanksgiving:
And finally, this is why you should never leave your camera out where your actor brother can pick it up and mess with it:
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