4 more than the French Army

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Today we had our first classes. We learned about Force Protection and IEDs. Our first trainer was from the Navy. He was a knowledgeable guy but a little rough around the edges. The second trainer was a British Engineer. What a riot. He taught us about fratracide. He showed us a video clip that had a guy getting his in the testicles with a golf ball. He said, "No matter what culture you are from or how civilized we become seeing someone getting hit in the testicles is funny." He class was witty but informative. His parting discussion was to list all of the various coalition forces in theater. He listed the Americans, Brits, Aussies, Pols, etc. The smallest contingent is the Moldovan Army with 4 troops. He said, "that is 4 more than the French." All I can say is Hooah.

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