During Bayonet course, we learn different hand to hand techniques, in case we happened to run out of bullets during a fight and the enemy just so happened to run out of them as well. In order to get a real life jist of what this entails, they pit us up against each other using the Pugil Stick.
When describing the pugil stick, people usually describe them as giant q-tips.
They are a large baton or such with padded ends. When one prepares to play pugils, they put on all of this gear and extra padding so that nobody get's hurt to bad.
When we had pugils, they pitted us platoon against platoon. Mad Dawgs and Light Fighters fought one another, and then there was Cold Steel and Recon. When I was watching people kick each others ass, I was getting very eager to get my hand in the game as well.The andronoline pumping, I started to get antsy and awaited my turn to kick somebody's ass in Fourth Platoon.
Finally, they picked me and told me to suit up, sizing me up with another girl roughly my height. She was actually Recon's Platoon Guide. I was a little nervous but felt ready, I mean, I kicked butt during Bayonet, right?
Anyway, I put on the padding and squared off with my opponent, and got one good butt stroke to the head in, right in her face. It was a good solid hit. And that's about all I had.
I grabbed gloves that were to big for my puny little hands and couldn't get a grasp on the pugil. Henceforth, I got my ass kicked. I think the drill's were a bit disappointed, they expected me to put up a good fight. Not when I can't get a grip on the pugil and it keeps getting knocked from my hands.
It rained during pugils too. I thought pugils were going to be a lot more fun then they were. Instead, I just got mad at myself for not being able to put up a fight. There was a lot of potential there.
If I ever get my hands on another pugil stick, I'll make sure the gloves fit.
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