"I Am The Army Goddess" 10 January

We qualified on hand grenades today. I didn't do so good in the first rounds of practice. "CW" stands for "close to wall," but the nickname is "chicken wing." Well, we "chicken wings" got extra practice yesterday, and I just kept going. The DS told me I could stop once I got a couple of practice throws over the line, but I stayed on the practice line until the end, because I wanted to be sure I could consistently throw past the line. It paid off -- I didn't get a "CW" on my helmet today! One of the other DS's -- the Chaplain's Assistant -- asked me if I was nervous when we were lined up and almost ready to throw the live stuff -- I told him, "No, DS, I love this shit!" He blinked a few times .... maybe I shouldn't have cussed at that particular one. He seemed okay with me, though.

Tomorrow is huge. We're going to practice moving as a buddy team, providing cover with live fire while we take turns moving down range. It's going to be fun ...