Git 'er dun on the turret

Couldn't resist throwing in a Southern redneck phrase (thank you Larry the Cable Guy), because yeah, I got 'er dun today at work when I got to shoot a gun turret simulator at the behavioral testing lab at Picatinny Arsenal.

Obviously there was nothing coming out of the gun, but I got to shoot at moving targets projected on a screen - it was just like a video game but even more bad-ass. And I got to wear a helmet. Oh yeah.

Good thing I'm not a Soldier though, because I couldn't kill some of the targets no matter how many times I pushed the trigger.

It's pretty cool working at an armaments research and development installation, because by no means am I a weapons wiz, so everyday is a learning experience to say the least. But that's what I enjoy about Public Affairs - I can look at these stories from an outside perspective and "translate" the engineer talk into something the general public can understand and hopefully find interesting.

I never saw myself working for the Army when I was a college student at the University of West Georgia. But you know what? I'm glad I became an Army public affairs specialist. My job is to tell the Army story - and despite all the bureaucracy that naturally comes with any kind of government work, I'm still satisfied everyday as our office brings more and more stories about our Soldiers and servicemembers to the world.

I'm extremely thankful for all our troops who sacrifice their lives to protect and defend our nation - and even though my role in the Army may seem miniscule compared to those on the battlefield, I'm still proud to be a part of it. Can I get a HOOAH?!