This is my first time to "Blog." I figured this would be the best experience to Blog about. I made it through what the Academy calls Hell Week. On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 I was exposed to OC Gas and Pepper Spray. The OC Gas wasn't too bad. It just causes your eyes, nose and chest to burn from the chemicals. It also causes your eyes to water and your nose to run like crazy, I had a snot string about a foot long. Nothing on earth can be worse than Pepper Spray. It feels like you stuck your eyes in a batch of french fries cooking at McDonald's. We had to cuff a person and deliver knee strikes while we were exposed. The bad burning feeling lasts for about an hour. My eyes were red and watery the rest of the day. On Thursday we were exposed to the Taser. It was probably the worst pain I've experienced in my life, but it only lasted for 5 seconds so I can't say it was worse than the Pepper Spray. I'm just glad its over with. We start the gun range next week. This is the best part of the Academy from what I here so I'm excited!
-Blake
Ok now I (Christine) will tell my side of the HELL WEEK story! He called me on his way home on Wednesday, they let them off early because they felt bad for them. Now Blake will never admit this but he is so dramatic. He told me that they had him step up and they sprayed his eyebrows, they asked him two questions. 1. Jenkins whats today date, and 2.Who is the president of the United States. They ask them those question to allow the pepper spray to take its full effect. Blake told me that as soon as they sprayed him he started coughing and it was already burning so his answer to the first question was October 5...eeehhh uggghhhh 2011. He said the trainer was saying come on Jenkins whats the date. Then he2 had to answer the second question and he got that more quickly. Then hes off to the knee strikes and the trainers are telling him OPEN YOUR EYES JENKINS, and then you have Blake huffing and puffing and yelling back YES SR. Blake said he could only keep his eyes open for a second because is burned so bad. After the knee strikes they had to find the handcuffs on the ground, he said he would try to open his eyes but it burned so bad that he was just feeling around for them. He got the handcuffs on and then they take him to the water hose and just start spraying their face off. Blake said he was holding his eyes open and spraying his eyes. once they sprayed his face off good they had them go in and take a shower. Prior to hell week they said that baby shampoo and milk help with the burning. He said they go to take a shower and they just strip off their clothes and smother their face in shampoo and he said some guys were just dumping a gallon of milk in their eyes. He said the whole time he was showering he was running in place or jumping up and down because the burning pain was so bad. After all that it still hurt to open his eyes but compared to everyone else he recovered quickly.
NOW for Thursday, Taser day. Blake was one of the last guys to get tased so he had to watch everyone else endure 5 seconds of pain. Since he was one of the last guys he said by his turn he was so nervous. They had him lay down and the trainer said " Jenkins you ready?" he said he took a deep breath and said "yes Sr" then the instructor says "Taser, Taser" and tases him. Blake said in his head he was thinking I'm going to just try to lay here and take and not make a sound. he heard the taser and as soon as it hit him he stiffed up and yelled for 5 seconds straight. Then it was done.
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