We were afforded the luxury of a little extra time in bed today as we had no special duties to perform before breakfast. This little extra sleep really helped as I was pretty tired from yesterday's CBRN training.
Today then we had a little more theory to digest before moving on in the afternoon to some more drills. Nuclear attack and self administering injections in a chemical environment among others. Today then should have marked the end if our CBRN training with a final trip the the gas chamber, I mean confirmation testing facility, to demonstrate our drills in a hostile environment. No cheeky breaths or open eyes while changing our respirators then.
We were however disappointed to find out the CTF had been double booked and we would have to delay the test until tomorrow. Another day of nervous anticipation. Instead we practiced all the drills again in the hanger. Hot and timing work in full IPE kit with suit, rubber overboots, rubber gloves, respirator, hood and helmet.
This evening then we had more practice to complete, revision for the CRBN practical first thing, kit cleaning but most importantly our packing for tomorrow nights 24h exercise.
Tomorrow we will be putting all our training into action with an exercise where we will play the part of a defending force whilst being attacked I am sure frequently. So tomorrow we have webbing with ammo, rations, mess tins, water bottle etc... Bergens with clothing, sleeping bags and personal admin items, Respirator, CBRN suit and Rifle to carry!
No blog tomorrow as I'll be up all night on sentry duty probably so an update when we get back on Friday. Unless I become a POW :-)
Dave (AC Beatley)
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