Murph, BAM and JAM: Spouse Spur Ride

So the 16th Cavalry Unit here at Ft. Knox (the unit Jonathan is attached to during his training here) threw a Spouse Spur Ride. Spouses from all the different groups of the 16th Cav formed into teams and competed in several events. We had to be out there at 0830 which was WAY too early for most of us. Right off the bat we had to do a PT test consisting of push ups, sit ups and a quarter mile run. Our team did the best in that event, thanks to teamate Lindsay who plays Rugby every weekend! Then it was on to the obstacle course, where we had to do all kinds of things. It was a timed event and you couldn't leave any man behind :) Our team got first in that too! We then headed to the grenade range where our "sack lunch" was an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat, for those of you who have no clue what that is, it is what the soldiers have to eat all the time, everything is pre packaged in plastic and usually tastes pretty bad). I got an ok MRE but mainly filled up on cheese crackers. it was fun to learn how to heat everything up though and see what the guys have to go through all the time. We then got a brief lesson in how to throw grenades then we had another obstacle course only this time we had to hit targets with grenades. After that we headed to a MOUNT site (don't know what MOUNT stands for but it is a little village made of buildings used to teach soldiers urban tactile stuff like entering and clearing a room). We got to use M4s equipped with paint balls to enter and clear and building while some of the cadre (teachers) were in the second story of the building shooting at us! At the end the 16th Cav provided us a dinner and awards ceremony. All in all it was a VERY exhausting but super fun day! It was great getting to spend time with the other spouses and get a glimpse at what our husbands do when training :) Jonathan was out there with Juliana almost all day and it was great to have them there cheering me on! The next day, however, I was soooooo sore!! I used muscles I didn't know I had and got bumps and bruises all over my legs :)