Hey Guys!
Out on the rifle range finally. This place is way different from November company, but it's still awesome. The bunkmates could be better, but Rodgers is alright. Just a little slower than others, but she makes up that with height. She is the larges girl our platoon has. Alright, you wanted me to be specific. On swim week we went first thing in the morning, and marched about 20 minutes to the pool. We got there, put on some old cami's, went downstairs and rinsed out our hair. Then we were told to sit down as they gave us a briefing on what was going on, all around 0730. Then SDI demonstrated what was expected of us and we were all filed off to go line up and wait to swim across the shallow end. FYI: a whole lot easier to do breaststroke in boots than freestyle. Then walked back, sat down, listened about the 10 foot board they wanted us to drop from and then got pushed into the water, swam to the shallow end and climbed out. Then we learned how to fill the cami's up with air and use them to float, that was cool. ended around 1045-1100 and went and got dressed before marching back to the squad bay. After that I didn't go back to the pool :(. Only the ironducks- everyone passed though! and during the week I volunteered for laundry along with four others and we cleaned the squadbay until 0800 when DI Sgt Dunn came and took us to the laundry house only to be brought back immediately cuz we weren't needed anymore. Then the next Monday was the repelling wall & gas chamber. We couldn't do the repelling wall because it started storming. So we ran to the gas chamber and man that stuff burns your lungs and eyes. Holding your breath is a must in that thing, but we got box chow. Its the best!!! I want nature valley honey & oats chewy granola bars, bring like 5 boxes, those things are the best treat we get down here & they taste so good! So that's the thing I want you to bring. 5 boxes please for the trip home. Initial drill was on Training day 24 and we won the trophy and the series guidon. Tuesday we got our uniforms fitted so our Service "A" & "B" are being done as we speak. That was a long day at the shop. There at 0700, and we didn't leave until 1600-1700. Good news we got box chow! Only a couple more weeks before Phase III, then a few more and I'm heading home. Tomorrow's training day 30 and the beginning of the rifle range. Then it will be grass week next week I believe. The sand fleas stink out on the range but we get to roll our sleeved down so those are protected from those little buggers. But our faces are getting bitten off though. This part stinks. I went to other services today with my friend Hyman, She's wiccan so it's interesting to read about her beliefs and then we got to listen to three Marines that just went through the Crucible. I'm gonna be chuggin water like it's nothing during that time. But that's only 54 hours of hell. I'm sure I'll survive it. I can't wait til liberty Sunday, only a couple more weeks then I'm done. Hey, what exactly is BTW cuz I hear it stinks the entire time. We haven't done any MCMAP since we got our belts for which I'm grateful for. I hated that part of training. I did learn some cool things in those classes though. I hated the repetition of it though. 2 hours for 3 moves. You either got it at first and got lazy or you didn't get it then started to gradually get it. or kept doing it until everyone started yelling. That was annoying. So far we've been on free time since we got back at 1000 and will probably be like this til afternoon chow then drilling the rest of the day. We now are learning how to do something called rifle manual. For those that don't know, rifle manual is where you march at left shoulder arms and as you march you switch to right shoulder arms, to port arms, to left shoulder or whatever the command was. left shoulder is a pain to march with but we do it all throughout 2nd phase so I guess I'll just have to deal with it. I think that's about it for today at 1030-1045. I'll write more later. I hate being zeroe'd in on, it happens at least once a day with the same drill instructor. Hopefully this will get better. So anyway this platoon started with 73 recruits, now we're at 67. One was dropped for tubes in her ears, one for being pregnant, another quit, one wasn't giving 100% and the last one was academic failure. I think we'll lose another on the rifle range too. We'll see. Anyways thank you for the stamps, those were needed badly. Are you going to the airport with me, or will I see you on Grad Day then part ways and see you when you guys get home? Savannah is going south after all. Mom you have that many places picked out to see on the way down here? Knock yourself out, I say, just don't drive Dad crazy please! :) So anywho, Dad I think I can wait 4 + years for that present, no problem. I'm stuck here right now though. Can I have more pictures because I started forgetting what everyone looks like and that freaked me out alot. Just send me a couple easter pictures. Anyway, Thank you again for the stamps and pics so far and I request you bring 5 boxes of granola bars with you when you come down here.
I love you guys!
Love,
Bizzy
ps, do you like my list???? and DON'T send the granola bars through the mail..... (DAD).
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