Marines compete in Barracks Bash Published April 1, 2014 By Airman 1st Class Erica Rodriguez 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Marine Corps Detachment hosted their monthly Barracks Bash consisting of five different challenge events supporting camaraderie, team building and good-natured competition here March 28. "The Marines work hard all week and all month," said Marine Corps Maj. Devin A. Rullman, Marine Corps Detachment Commanding Officer. "This is an opportunity to get together once a month and have a good time. It's a competitive environment with a good physical nature to it." By room number, 10 teams formed to compete for the ultimate prize - to not have to prepare their barracks room for inspection for one full month, or as they call it, Field Day. Ten teams competed in total with two teams in each heat; the top five teams received points for each event. The team with the most cumulative points at the end won the entire competition. During event one, the Fire Truck Push Relay, five members from each team sprinted 50 yards to pick up and carry a 10-gallon water jug, tagged the next runner to sprint until all five water jugs were picked up. Once the Marines collected the jugs, the rest of the team members pushed a fire truck 50 yards to the finish line. In event two, Rifle Breakdown and Reassemble, two representatives from each team were selected, one to disassemble the given rifle and one to reassemble. The first member would disassemble the rifle, perform 10 push-ups and run to their teammate to tag them in to reassemble the weapon and perform 10 push-ups. The team to finish the event in the least amount of time won the round. Event three, the Marine Mental Sweat, gave each team four minutes to take a 20-question quiz covering current events, military history and general schoolhouse information. During event four, the Squad Push-Up Competition, had 10 members from each team perform 25 squad push-ups. In a squad push-up, individuals line up in a push-up position and place their feet on the shoulders of the individual behind them, requiring serious effort of the whole line to work together to perform a push-up together. The team with the fastest time to complete all 25 won. Event five, King of the Ring, called for five members from each team to compete in a non-standing grappling tournament, with the objective to be the last person left in the ring. In the bonus round event, the Grenade Toss Push, teams nominated a representative to complete the toss. Within seven seconds, the representative performed three push-ups, collected his or her grenade and threw it at a target grid 25 yards down the field, adding points to the teams score based on where the grenade landed. "The fire truck push was my favorite event because I thought it was a serious team effort and everyone needed to participate to make that thing move," said Marine Corps Pvt. Ryan Sargent, Marine Corps Detachment student. "I think this is a great thing to do for us because there's not much to do besides go to the gym and school. It's a nice way to relieve stress and it was good to see everyone participate." Once the competition was over, the detachment leadership announced Team Seven as the winners. The Barracks Bash takes place at the end of every month.
