I thought I was an expert shooter. However… The chaos of my first firefight with the Taliban was a humbling experience.
After years of elite military and SWAT weapons training on the range I could hit a dime sized target 50 yards out, 9 times out of 10. Yet when the bullets started flying during my first gunfight in Afghanistan, my only contribution to the effort was wasting thousands of dollars of ammo.
To this day I’m not sure if a single bullet found its mark! Which is crazy when you think about it…
It’s not like I was not prepared! I had spent 4 hours before the mission making sure my weapon was accurate, I was considered an elite shooter by the military and I had these guys dead to rights.
But with the stress and confusion all around me, I couldn’t hit a single target.
Luckily, I made it out alive…
And I’ll tell you how that whole scene washed out in a minute…
First I want to assure you that my failure that day was actually a godsend. For me AND for you, because that gunfight was a turning point for me…
