Paintball or Pain-ball? - October 5th

On Wednesday the 5th of October, Battalion unit 2236 set forth to do battle against each other on the fields of Panther Paintball. We split off into teams "Halo" style: red vs. blue, to fight to the bitter, but colourful end. 


On the field known only as “The City” the first battle begins; each team starting at opposite ends of the field waited eagerly for their chance of glory. The referee yells “3! 2! 1! GO!” and it begins; a flurry of paint flies from every direction, red and blue players run for their respectable cover. A few brave enough move forward and try to push into the enemies base all while dodging the onslaught of enemy fire. It comes down to mano-a-mano, 1 red vs. 1 blue, and blue takes the victory in the end. 

A second battle takes place in “The City” but the teams take different starting positions. After that the men move on to “The Trenches” to do 2 battles. Just like the battles of the World Wars, the teams crawl threw the dirt and mud, evading paintballs whizzing by their heads. After a tireless struggle red manages to beat the blue team with a spectacular display of skill. 

For the final battle, the men of Battalion Unit 2236 gather their remaining ammunition and take it to “The Fortress”; where the red team would enter the fortress and defend it with all the paint they’ve got, fighting off countless waves of blue soldiers with seemingly endless ammo. 

This was how the finger still looked five days later!

In the aftermath, unlike most wars, everyone comes out friends sharing their own stories and perspectives of the different battles, showing their battle wounds, and bragging about their amazing skill. Only one injury was to come of it, as one unfortunate soldier in the first battle was shot in his trigger finger, leaving it a bloody mess; but with a good medic he was bandaged up to live and fight another day. 

(Guest blog written by Corporal Justin)