Jun 28, 2026 10:23 pm
SSG McBride walks amongst the group, looking over various setups and checking rucks. He notices someone fiddling with the knob on one of the Bunny Boots. "Make sure those knobs are fully in the closed position. And then don’t fiddle with it."
He sees Simmons’ ruck and nods. "Nuthin’ like field time to help a soldier find what works and what’s useless, right?"
McBride takes extra time with the civilians, knowing that while they may have grown up in these parts, this winter is worse than the past and many of the military issue might be particularly unfamiliar to them.
Meanwhile, Beltrain and his group finish stepping out of their field gear and then LT Thrace gathers them all at the back of the hooch to go over the mission they had just completed. There are multiple conversations going on between Replacement troops, with some one on one training and education going on in the front and quiet conversation going on in the back, broken only when DeStefano is heard shouting, "Not Again!"
This was followed by a chorus of voices from the back, "Shut up, Carl!"
He sees Simmons’ ruck and nods. "Nuthin’ like field time to help a soldier find what works and what’s useless, right?"
McBride takes extra time with the civilians, knowing that while they may have grown up in these parts, this winter is worse than the past and many of the military issue might be particularly unfamiliar to them.
Meanwhile, Beltrain and his group finish stepping out of their field gear and then LT Thrace gathers them all at the back of the hooch to go over the mission they had just completed. There are multiple conversations going on between Replacement troops, with some one on one training and education going on in the front and quiet conversation going on in the back, broken only when DeStefano is heard shouting, "Not Again!"
This was followed by a chorus of voices from the back, "Shut up, Carl!"
