Saturday, October 09, 2004

MILES

Multiple Integrated Laser E(something) System gear. We have to wear it until the exercise is over. A transmitter attaches to whatever weapon we have, and we wear a harness of receivers on our helmets and torsos. The laser is activated when the weapon shoots a blank round. (Or when you bang on the transmitter) If you shoot somebody, a speaker squeals in the soldier's ear until a key is removed from the weapon transmitter and inserted into the receiver harness, thereby stopping the squeal and rendering the weapon useless.

It's pretty cumbersome and inconvenient to wear, and generally a pain in the ass. Works pretty well though. 1970s technology.

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