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>72 hour milsim in the smokies
>barely had any sleep the first two days
>my buddy and I are sent to do recon in the middle of the night
>Raining cats and dogs with no moon
>friend has nods and I have an ir scope
>make our way through the forest unto we find a hill next to a valley where we think the enemy might advance through
>set up a tarp and dig in
>let friend fall asleep because he drove 15 hours and still hadn't gotten any sleep for days.
>using my ir to try and spot the enemy
>hear something through the rain
>think it's just the rain hitting the leaves
>no that's way too loud
>say the command word in a low voice
>no reply
>Say it a little louder
>nothing
>hear heavy footsteps behind the tarp and a loud gurgling sound
>it's not human
>tactically shit myself and try and quietly wake my buddy
>he is out cold
>decide to compromise my position to get a good look at whatever it was
>lights on yogi
>black bear is about six inches from my friends face
>scream and blast it with my blank gun
>it snorts and runs away
>my friend is flipping asking me where the enemy was
>tell him about yogi
>radio it in
>command tells us to stay put till morning
>no more sleeping
>bear did a chad move of shitting right next to us
>retreated at first light
One of my more memorable experiences scary as fuck then but it seems more funny now.
