ELDP Ft Benning

To learn about the army we went to Ft Benning, and my sister and her husband just happen to be stationed there for training.

Several in the class threw a baby shower for me and the others whose significant others are expecting and it was great to take my Sis and brother-in-law

At the school of infantry 

 The tank simulator bay

 taking it for a drive

 sims are always a good time

 full motion, I took it off jumps and tried to roll it

 on a simulated mission

 the counter-IED training center

 definitely a learning organization

 Then we met the Army marksmanship team

 impressive world champions

 they let us shoot their air pistols and air rifles

 they are really good teachers

 shooting in the bulls eye, if you get it it's a ten and then how centered you get it is a higher decimal point

 this is their olympic outfit

 come with me if you want to live

 this was our escort's car...very nice

 then it was on to the Humvee rollover trainer

 this thing would totally tip upside-down and then you practice getting out

 real tanks...we did not get to drive those around, unfortunately

 then we went to the ranger school to repel and run on their obstacle course

 part of the course

 some of the Squad 3 amigos

 the tower

 We did not go down Aussie style, but it was impressive to see

 Then we went to the Infantry Museum

 displays of all of our nations conflicts

 it was an impressive set up

 down to the current conflicts

 I was most impressed with what soldiers had acquired that they had donated to the museum

 like Goering's baton

 Japanese swords

 

 a soldier took that bust of Hitler and turned it upside down and used it as a waste basket

 Saddam's sword

 such a blessing to get to learn more about the Army and to visit with family

pretty nice base housing