The following is a post from member RetreatHell - I think it's a great inspiration to us all. ~ The_Katar
Just under a year ago, when I first began getting back into shooting again since sustaining my injury (gunshot wound to chest, severed spinal cord, paralyzed from waist down) in a gunfight in Iraq back in 2003, I never would've imagined that I could attend such a high-intensity carbine class like the one this past weekend.
But now, not only can I perform pretty damn good for the entire duration of the class, but I also outshot and outperformed the majority of my fellow shooters too! I think that I was the one who was most surprised about that.
I have busted my ass to reach the level I'm at right now (which I consider novice shooter when compared to a lot of you guys here), and have enjoyed every last minute of it too! I love this shit! Nothing has made me feel more like the warrior and Marine Rifleman -that just one year ago I thought was a distant memory in my past- like getting out there and performing some high-intensity tactical style training.
It's one thing to still refer to yourself as a Marine after you're wounded in combat, and still say things like, "Roger that!" and "Good to go!"... But nothing has made me truly feel like more of a Marine than getting out to a training class and ****ing shit up again.
It might not be kicking down doors in Iraq and killing bad guys like I'd prefer to be doing right this moment, but it works! And it blows away any other so-called "therapy" I've ever experienced. I just want to figure out a way to start getting my fellow Wounded Warriors out to some of these training classes.
Semper Fi' gents!
Pic thread:
Here's a pic of me all geared up and shows how I wear everything. It took me a damn long time to figure it all out, and lots of great advice from USMC03 (thanks Jeff, you rock brother!)! My man-purse contains 4 rifle mags and also functions as a dump bag too. My trusty Glock 19 is in a Blade-Tech holster and is worn cross-draw style on my left hip, just to the left of my belt buckle, because my wheelchair's seat-back unfortunately gets in the way and prevents me from wearing it on my right hip like I'd prefer. I carry 1-2 extra mags in Blade-Tech mag pouches on my right hip. My pistol transitions are slower than most everyone else's on the firing line though, because I have to ensure I do NOT sweep my left thigh's femoral artery when drawing my secondary.
All in all, this setup works great for me!
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Originally Posted by jman4427
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