25 April, Mom & Dad

Hi Mom & Dad,
Today I did something exceedingly stupid and told Drill Instructor "NO".  I am so paying for that in the morning. Oh well, I should have used my mind-mouth filter like you both told me to.  Oh well, they'll just IT me.  I've only been IT'd six times since I've been her and I think either I'm doing a better job or the other girls just keep screwing up.  OH well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, there was no way I wasn't going to be IT.  Lesson learned, at least I know why I'm on the quarter deck cuz sometimes you don't know what you did wrong, you just know you're paying for it.  So today was the repelling wall and the gas chamber.  We got to do the 20 ft or so fast drop or the one where they teach you about getting out of a chopper.  That is something I hope I never have to do again Dad, cuz the entire way down I wanted to brake, and you can't do cuz you have to get to the bottom as quickly as possible.  Then just after the instructors have us all ready to go on the repelling tower it starts pouring rain and we can't do.  I have to say I was relieved but disappointed we didn't get to do that at all now.  Then we ran down the block in the rain and stacked our weapons and ground the gear and ran for the "classroom" for the gas chamber.  We got box chow!  It was awesome!  It only has a turkey sandwich, apple, raisins, orange, 2 granola bars (which is candy at this point), and gatorade powder (another treat).  I dislike guys right now, they get chips AND a cookie.  I dislike having to be on a "diet" just cuz I'm a girl.  Anyway so we walk into the classroom and get a whiff of that, I am happy to say thanks for making me swim.  You hold your breath a lot longer than other if you do! :)