Daniel’s Billet
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 4 months ago
My son’s billet has been decided (of course, as I am told by him, everything is subject to change at any time for any reason). But as of right now, he is the SAW operator (Squad Automatic Weapon). You can read about it at USMCWeapons.com and at Answers.com. He functions as the SAW gunner for his fire team. You can read about the fire team at Wikipedia. His description of Squad rushes for 6000 meters on a Friday afternoon in 90 degree F weather makes me glad that I sit behind a desk.
So now rather than just carry 40 lbs of body armor and a 100 lb backpack, he has to tote another 25-30 lbs depending on the amount of ammunition he has.
When he gets to come home on the weekends he is very tired. The Sergeant Major is an inspiration to him, though. Much older than the young Marines, all of the young ones have trouble keeping the pace he sets on “humps.”
Daniel asks for prayer regularly.
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