So today we just had our gas chamber. I gotta say it was not an entirely pleasant sensation. At first it just makes your eyes burn and then when you take your first breath it feels like you have sand…
17 SEP 09 The Journal
So today’s PT was pretty good. It was raining and half our platoon is sick so they let us just do PT inside which was not so bad. Then we did combatives which was a lot of fun. I learned…
16 SEP 09 The Journal
So today we went to the PX. It is kind of like a convenience store only for military personnel. Your brother has probably heard of them before because I think they have them on Air Force bases as well. It…
15 SEP 09 The Journal
So supposedly today is pay day although I am not entirely sure if I get paid or not since we are not allowed to use an ATM or anything. Drill sgt did say however that if we are good and…
13 SEP 09 The Journal
Today was kind of tough. We did sprints today which had me feeling like I was going to drop a lung. It was pretty bad. I got through it though. Hopefully it will get easier as we keep doing it.…
8 SEP 09 The Journal
Had PT again today. To be honest the PT itself is not all that challenging except for the run. I think that is the thing that I will have the largest problem with and I will have to just suck…
7 SEP 09 The Journal
So today wasn’t so bad. The PT was started today which was kind of brutal but I did expect it to be. They need to prepare everyone to be able to pass the PT test. Basically we just ran up…
6 SEP 09 The Journal
So today is Sunday and I have a little down time right now so of course I am thinking about writing to you. Today wasn’t too bad. We did not get smoked too bad today although that might be because…
5 SEP 09 The Journal
So the cell phone incident came to a close. 3 of them requested to have an open trial/hearing for reasons only known to them. That means that all of Charlie Company witnessed their hearing. They did not end up losing…
1 SEP 09 The Journal
So there was some drama in our bay today. Apparently there was one guy who had to have surgery on his arm. After his surgery he went to the PX (the stores that they have on Army bases) and bought…