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Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:31 am**

The time I was gone those 5 days in Tullahoma, I went to this thing called B.L.iT.S. Its kinda like a very, very grueling boot-camp that reinforces teamwork and teaches leadership. Just some of the pix shown below are taken from the Cadre (the people who ran the joint)

There were no "cadets" there with "rank". I wasn't a Technical Sergeant, there were no Airmen, we were all BUGs. Undergoing relentless training both mentaly and physicly (we had three Marines to "take care of us"). BTW, this guy you keep seeing in these pictures, thats ME!

: This was one of the many times when we had to rush out of the barracks to go from one place to another.; 1.jpg (172.95 KiB) Viewed 7853 times

: Here we were at chow. Always being sure to "square" our meals; lifting everything at right angles and sitting in the 1st 6 inches of our chairs.; 2.jpg (183.29 KiB) Viewed 7853 times

: Here I am rushing with others to get my uniform back on after sports.; 3.jpg (219.57 KiB) Viewed 7855 times

: The BUG 500: pushing ALL the bunks in the center of the barracks, and doing laps around the room, be it sweeping or crouch-walks.; 4.jpg (147.44 KiB) Viewed 7853 times

: Falling in formation preparing to run.; 5.jpg (143.13 KiB) Viewed 7853 times

: This was a "Drill-knockout" competition between 15 BUGs. I won :D; 6.jpg (221.82 KiB) Viewed 7858 times

: >_<; 7.jpg (156.17 KiB) Viewed 7852 times

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:28 pm**

Nice, looks like ya had a relatively good time there all in all.

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:11 pm**

one of my teachers was talking about leasdership school,,,he said you better not get caught "walking" ANYWHERE

Posted: **Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:07 pm**

Sir MMPD Radick wrote:Nice, looks like ya had a relatively good time there all in all.

You must be talking about when it was over

seriously, it was sports when we had "fun". I liked it especialy because Alpha flight (flight is AF equivilant of "platoon") kept beating Bravo (we were Alpha)! After graduation, the Marine Cadre were not the sadistic whipcrackers we thought they were; we liked them a lot. Maybe next year I can come back as a Cadet Cadre and have some real fun!

This was a great place. They tought me in 5 days what my parents tried to teach me for years (compasion, teamwork...)

Cyril wrote:one of my teachers was talking about leasdership school,,,he said you better not get caught "walking" ANYWHERE

I would have been hats-off to the poor soul who would have been brave enough to do that...

Posted: **Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:35 pm**

Congratulations to winning!

Posted: **Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:42 am**

Skyfaller wrote:Congratulations to winning!

Thanks. You have no idea how sick to my stomach I was in that knockout picture... I was all "okay, don't be nervous, the Captain (guy behind us) won't ridicule me that bad if I lose-- Your only representing your entire unit..."

...Hey, now you know what Sergeant Col.Kell looks like

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