Allyson Schreiber takes aim during a target practice session Thursday at Baumholder’s “GI Jane” day. Spouses get a taste of combat on GI Jane DayBy John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, March 1, 2008
BAUMHOLDER, Germany — The spouses of Company A were camo-clad and ready for combat, even if their self-styled modifications to the gear weren’t up to Army standards.
“We have some serious uniform violations here,” observed Command Sgt. Maj. Dwight Dooley of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
“Is that stroller combat ready?” asked Lt. Col. Brian Eifler, the battalion commander. “They’ve got to rig that thing up for combat.”
It was GI Jane Day for the Company A wives of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, who spent Thursday experiencing firsthand what a day at the office means for their soldier husbands.
From paint-gun drills replicating close-quarter combat to target practice with M-16s and a weapons-qualification exam, the spouses received a crash course.
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