Combat Engineering

I've been done with active duty for over a year now. The Army Reserve isn't so bad now that I look at it. Coming from elite units in the Army I have a huge tendency to think I'm better and know more than Reservists. But last weekend we went out to Camp Williams in Draper and did some cool stuff.
As a Combat Engineer we clear and set minefields, dismantle roadside bombs, and make conventional armies hate life. I have never played with more explosives and been more excited to play with clay. Only this clay(not really clay but more of a taffy) can blow steel I-beams in half with the right skill.
The first day we went from our base to the drop off point in armored personnel carriers. We dismounted and walked 5-6 clicks. It was here where we blew up a footbridge, made anti-personnel bombs with C4 and screws, and listened to the massive explosions from close up. Not a bad field problem in my opinion. You can't really have a bad weekend when you detonate hundreds of pounds of C4 plastic explosive on whatever you feel is threatening.