‘Yes ma’am officer, I have been drinking’ Published Sept. 26, 2014 By Jenny Gordon Robins Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Several Airmen were recently drinking at their workplace - but it was for a good cause. As part of mandatory Driving Under the Influence and Standardized Field Sobriety Test training, the participants - all 78th Security Forces Squadron Defenders - volunteered to help make the training as realistic as possible while in a controlled environment. The interactive, hands-on training provided officers with the opportunity to conduct several exercises with the Airmen who became temporarily intoxicated. "The overall goal is to have all of our security forces members trained and certified," said Staff Sgt. Reginald Henderson, 78th SFS training instructor. "This training prepares everyone to know what to look for - what indicators to observe. We're trying to lower the number of DUIs on base." The training included horizontal gaze checks used to gauge whether someone's eyes involuntarily jerk from side to side when asked to follow the movement of a finger. It also included a walk and three-point-turn check and a one leg stand. The base is committed to a zero-tolerance culture for driving under the influence. One DUI prevention tactic that addressed the increase in DUIs at Robins was the distribution of thousands of flyers at the front gates. The flyer included important numbers of base helping agencies, which can also be accessed by clicking on your desktop icon. Editor's Note: See the video for the training on the Robins Facebook page, and see next week's Rev-Up for information on a DUI prevention sign/slogan competition.