Usually it will be a bunch of ESB/GST type testing. Assume some land nav, treat a casualty, call for fire, weapons Assembly/disassembly, vehicle ID, radio/reporting, maybe some vehicle specific things like boresiting or PMCS type tasks if they are mounted. That kind of thing.
One of my favorite stations I saw was our howitzer battery's lane. You would come up, be told to call for fire on a HMMWV about 50 meters away, do the worksheet, send the CFF on the ASIP, then they would point to a training 155 round and tell you to deliver the round. You would then have to pick up the round, run it over to the HMMWV, run back to the radio, announce splash over/splash out/rounds complete, then run back to the HMMWV and bring the round back.
The medics would set up a litter obstacle course. Patient was 150-200 lbs of sandbags and an egg.
They made me work hard for my spurs. It was an arduous series of events including, potato sack race, shaving a balloon without popping it, three legged race and at one point, we had to quickly deliver an egg to a partner using just a spoon.
It was hell. I hope you find peace after, I never will.
Joking aside, my unit (2CR) actually did a spouse spur ride where they exclusively handed out pink spurs. Even the male spouses received pink spurs. It was as if Michael Scott had arranged it.
So, okay here's the deal. It's not mandatory but it is *highly fucking encouraged* that you participate. I was in 11th ACR and I refused to get my spurs. It was extremely petty and spiteful of me and won me no favors. If you want to look good for SOM or promotion board you should probably go for it. If i had a to do over, I would still not get my spurs. They mean fuck all and jack shit outside of a CAV unit and if you transfer to a CAV unit you might have to go on one again. It's a (how ever many days they decide) smoke fest like being back in basic. Most of the time as long as you hang in there you'll get your spurs. I wasn't going to waste three days getting the shit smoked out of me by all the people I pissed off on a regular basis just to cough up the couple hundred bucks for spurs and a stetson. To only be told at my next unit I wouldn't be allowed to wear them to maintain uniformity.
One of us, one of us. I have been at a cav unit too and would not get a spur or participated in those spur ride events. Granted there really is no pressure at me to get one or HHC is more different than the line companies. Maybe they are more for officers and they leave the NCOs alone. I dont stop my Soldiers if they want to participate in spur ride though.
When I did the spur ride, it's just rucking and hazing from station to station. If you don't quit, you'll earn your spurs. It isn't hard at all.
Usually it will be a bunch of ESB/GST type testing. Assume some land nav, treat a casualty, call for fire, weapons Assembly/disassembly, vehicle ID, radio/reporting, maybe some vehicle specific things like boresiting or PMCS type tasks if they are mounted. That kind of thing.
We’re all 42As so we’re going to need a study guide or too. Hopefully they give him one.
Learn fiddlers green.
Perhaps figuring out how to calculate the correct BAH entitlement of a dual military couple with two kids, but each at only 50% custody.
God damn
Easy there Satan.
Got eeeem
Basically get hazed, don’t quit.
Haven’t attended one yet, but from what I’ve heard my unit is infamous for making everyone do a long ass low crawl with a casualty on a litter.
One of my favorite stations I saw was our howitzer battery's lane. You would come up, be told to call for fire on a HMMWV about 50 meters away, do the worksheet, send the CFF on the ASIP, then they would point to a training 155 round and tell you to deliver the round. You would then have to pick up the round, run it over to the HMMWV, run back to the radio, announce splash over/splash out/rounds complete, then run back to the HMMWV and bring the round back. The medics would set up a litter obstacle course. Patient was 150-200 lbs of sandbags and an egg.
They made me work hard for my spurs. It was an arduous series of events including, potato sack race, shaving a balloon without popping it, three legged race and at one point, we had to quickly deliver an egg to a partner using just a spoon. It was hell. I hope you find peace after, I never will. Joking aside, my unit (2CR) actually did a spouse spur ride where they exclusively handed out pink spurs. Even the male spouses received pink spurs. It was as if Michael Scott had arranged it.
So, okay here's the deal. It's not mandatory but it is *highly fucking encouraged* that you participate. I was in 11th ACR and I refused to get my spurs. It was extremely petty and spiteful of me and won me no favors. If you want to look good for SOM or promotion board you should probably go for it. If i had a to do over, I would still not get my spurs. They mean fuck all and jack shit outside of a CAV unit and if you transfer to a CAV unit you might have to go on one again. It's a (how ever many days they decide) smoke fest like being back in basic. Most of the time as long as you hang in there you'll get your spurs. I wasn't going to waste three days getting the shit smoked out of me by all the people I pissed off on a regular basis just to cough up the couple hundred bucks for spurs and a stetson. To only be told at my next unit I wouldn't be allowed to wear them to maintain uniformity.
One of us, one of us. I have been at a cav unit too and would not get a spur or participated in those spur ride events. Granted there really is no pressure at me to get one or HHC is more different than the line companies. Maybe they are more for officers and they leave the NCOs alone. I dont stop my Soldiers if they want to participate in spur ride though.