First of many days with my Weapons

Hey all
things here are going well, we had a few down days since i last posted, there really wasn't much to tell about. we went to a few classes about safety that a 5 year old could have taught. and we spend a lot of time waiting for things that didn't ever happen.
yesterday we did get something very important, we got our ground body-armor. and just so you know, i will probably refer to it from now on as my turtle shell. with all of the pieces we look like teenage mutant ninja turtles. It ways about 30 pounds and is very cumbersome to put on, but one you get it on you can't really feel the wait because it is very well balanced. there is a big plate in the front and in the back, and there is also two side plates that cover under my arms. it also has flak deflectors that go around the neck, arms, groin, and and underarm. It is pretty cool, and it is going to save my butt if i am getting shot at.
now to the weapons! Today was the first of many days that we have drawn our weapons. I am going to be signed for a m-9 (9 mm Beretta handgun) and an m-4 (colt rifle, versatile more compact version of the m-16). Those two weapons are my personal weapons. we spent all day learning how to take them apart and put them together and get as close to making sure that they fire without putting a bullet in them. when we were done with the classes we did some dry firing of of the m-4 with laser system to train us in zeroing the weapon.
Just a side note, it takes a while for mail to get here for some reason so it will take me a while to respond, but i promise if i get mail i will reply by mail it is really nice to get snail mail too.
I hope that everyone is doing well back hope!
Signing Off