THE SOLDIERS AND US!

RIFLES AND MACHINE GUNS EXPERIENCE!

By Anna,Chloe,Elizabeth,Kavalla and Micayla.

The rifles can shoot up to a distance of 300 metres. You use the rifle in a case of an ambush situation. To use the rifle correctly you rest it on your shoulder. You look through the telescope at your target and the red dot aims where you want to shoot. A safety rule is do not stand in front of a gun. The rifle folds up to a smaller size. The bullets are kept in a camouflaged coloured container.
The machine gun has a telescope to aim with, it can shoot up to 1000 metres in distance. Machine guns are heavier then rifles so you need to lie down to use them. Machine guns are more powerful than a rifle and depending on the situation are given out if they are needed.

Handling guns is a new experience for us and we realize that they need to be handled carefully and you need training to use them safely and effectively.     

Chainsaws, Axes and Equipment EXPERIENCE!

 

By Samoa,Tina,Ruby,Joyce,Ema  and Noella

 

There was a big storm in the West Coast and the soldiers needed to clear the trees that had fallen down. They told us that they used chainsaws to cut down trees to use for building houses and bridges. The axes were used to cut off the branches. They showed us a heavy jackhammer that they used to cut concrete. They used telescoped ladders to climb up really high. They used a battering ram to get into the houses so they could see how much damage was in there.

METAL DETECTORS EXPERIENCE

 The metal detector activity and the four soldiers told us that they use metal detectors to search for land mines. When they find land mines the safely set off the mines from a far distance so nobody get hurt. Our challenge was to find bolts that were attached to ration food using a metal detector and all of us found a prize whether we found one or not.. I learned that metal detector can save lives.

BY Marquees, Charlie, Tj, Braydon, Salu, Benjamin

 

TENT / BACKPACKS EXPERIENCE!

By WhunnDaa, James, Leroy, Chris, Ben, Macarius, Levi

Our group had to go to the Tents / Backpacks area where a soldier named “Matt” was waiting for us. First he told us everything about what they used the Tents and backpacks for. Their backpacks were very heavy about 50kgs.They had tents that were 2m long and 50cm wide.They also they had night sticks that they keep on at night so they know if danger is near.