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"Sunday was a slow day, for the most part; or so it seemed. We headed over to our little range and did some shooting, obstensibly to zero our CCO's (close combat optics), but also to do some reflexive fire. Found out a lot about firing from the knee face on in full armor. And I also shot incredibly well on the zero target; not sure if it was because the target was different than usual or because I was in the shade and it was in the sun. Visibility just seemed better, I just seemed more comfortable. It was nice. We moved a third of the platoon into another tent, tentatively. We didn't know if they'd let us keep it, so we didn't spread out yet, but it was nice to turn over ideas in the head about what it would be like to have a little breathing room.

( Watch our FOB burn down! )"
qp4

This is different.