CS 08.2 - Assault Course

One week down and things are still moving along. It’s so hard to keep up with all the events of the past week. Essentially we wake up at about 0400 to prepare to head out for PT (Physical Training) at the PT Pad. We have to line up in formation and size up before marching over to workout. Monday morning we had to take the PFB (Physical Fitness Baseline) at 0500. This consisted of one minute of pushups, one minute of crunches and a mile and a half run. These three things combined with the wait measurement provide a baseline score for the Assessment later in the month as well as assess whether or not you could participate in the Assault Course.

Having passed the PFB, I was able to go through the Assault Course. This course was made up of various obstacles that needed to be traversed. From the parallel bars seen here (if my picture loaded remotely), and performing a low crawl in the sand like you see in the movies to monkey bars over water. In this picture you see me in the background and Lt. Mullins, my temporary wingman, in the foreground. We ran the course together encouraging each other and our flight to raise the bar and make it through the course without giving up.

Though this was a physical event we spend most of our day in the flight room learning about USAF leadership principles. On Saturday morning we had our first exam which I passed as well. The next exam is going to be on Monday, 09 Jun. I believe this is going to be a tough one. I’m going to have to spend most of my weekend studying and preparing for the exam.

I hope to share more later. I am learning a lot not only about leadership but also about myself. If this post is successful I plan to post a bit more often and post much shorter snippets perhaps some day shots here and there.

Please continue to pray for me and my family.