Hey Guys,
Woo Hoo, got the CFT tomorrow, not looking forward to that to be completely honest. Run 880 yards then ammo can lifts, buddy drags, fireman's carry, running with the ammo cans, tossing a grenade, and running back. And you have a time limit. Sounds like so much fun. Definitely stuffing myself for breakfast in the morning. So after that we have our Battalion Commanders Inspection. Hopefully not all that time I spent on cleaning the lights and vents was for nothing and the entire week was wasted just to have pissed off Drill Instructor's for the next 3 weeks. Senior says if we do well we'll be able to part our hair. I just can't wait until Sunday. It will all be over soon. I just got to keep saying that. Hopefully we get to drill too. I miss popping sticks, haven't really practiced marching since the beginning of grass week. The platoon now stands at 65 and we started on the yellow footprints with 74. The last girl to drop though, man, she was dropped for Papa Co and she was here for 3 of 4 days, then was light duty from Training Day 35 up until she was dropped today. She says she wants to go home, but why she wants to go the long 2 month way is stupid to me. Yes, the next 2 weeks will be hell, but it's only 2 weeks. I've made it this far. I didn't make it this far to quit or be dropped. I'm graduating on the 17th even if I break something. We'll see how it goes. So tomorrow CFT, company commanders inspection. One day closer to seeing you all again.
21 May
I seem to be doing this a lot with my letter, huh? Oh well, saves me stamps for later. Yes dad I got your stamps so now I have 2 full stamp thingy's & one I'm still using. I'm going to apologize now for any frustrations I set loose on this letter that you guys are reading. I most of the time, don't realize I'm doing it so yeah... It helps me see the positives and the reasons I don't like it. Dad, I realize practice is the only way to get better, but getting thrown on the ground for MCMAP in a time period of 2-3 hours does stink. Yeah, I know, better to learn it now than later. So we did a course called something under fire, basically an obstacle course so you start by lying on the deck on your stomach, sprint to the first cone, j-hook around, drop high crawl to the next cone baby crawl to the next one, you get up and zig zag around blue domes, pick your buddy up and drag her around two domes, then it's the fireman's carry and you're running to where you started with your buddy. Then it's running back to the other side with the ammo cans, chuck a baseball, do 3 pushups, pick the ammo-cans up and run back to the starting line. I finished with a 3:34. Slow huh? I'll beat that on my CFT thats on TD 54. Monday is the beginning of Phase Three, I'm excited and nervous. The Crucible's got my body in jitter mode as the time for it comes closer and the day of Final Drill. I keep telling myself it's almost over. I need to drink more water cuz now it's getting HOT! It wouldn't be that bad if the air wasn't so humid. Three more weeks... Can you believe it? Almost done, Just BWT, admin and the Crucible then I get to see you guys on Thursday. Can you bring me something from McDonalds or Burger King? Anything besides eggs & rice sound great. Fries, & a cheeseburger that sounds great or CinniMini Rolls or a McMuffin. I'm just saying...Nah, just bring me a couple boxes of granola bars and chocolate chip cookies and yourselves and I will be happy. Tell Meagan & Jessi I'm stealing them on Tuesday and taking them to at least the Mall, pool, and the bookstore. Unless they don't wan to be with their boring dumb old sister for a day. Dad, did your stomach start to ache around this time, not for food either smart aleck. Cuz my stomach is always aching now, is it just homesickness. Did you guys feel like that when you first left home? I just am getting restless here and want to be able to have a bit of freedom. Another five years and we'll see what happens. I do know that if anything, whether in 5 years or 20, I'm going back home to Omaha. I can't picture myself any other place unless the entire family decided to pack up and move somewhere different. I just can't wait to get out of here and be able to do something with my life. Here, is all about getting us ready in a controlled environment. Almost there. Then it's off to MCT after going home. All I can do is keep a positive mental attitude. I see dad rough housing and teasing you mom, and I see you with me cooking for the swim team, and sitting and watching TV. I can see Grandma in her kitchen with Gabe, Grace, Maddie, Lilly, and Hunter, at least one of them with her. I miss your smiles and your hugs and kisses. Bit I know that I need to keep pushing forward so I can see you again all the sooner and come home to everyone else, just as we have this planned. Three more weeks, I 'm sorry I can't seem to say it enough. It sounds so unreal. That it's almost been 2 months already. I left in March and now I'm almost ready to go home as a Marine. I'm almost there. BWT is tomorrow and so is the beginning of Phase 3. Our Drill Instructors are actually turning out to be pretty cool, except for Drill Instructor Sgt Gaddis. She keeps flipping switches. But she's keeping us on our toes. Only have another 3 weeks, then a little more freedom. We now have permission to part our hair and wash our hair every night Senior has duty. Oh, and we had the fire alarm. Went off May 21 night, so that was fun standing outside for a half our in our skivvies until they told us to go back to the racks. That was a fun night. Oh well. The get back course is tomorrow. Basically you get to the end and the DI's get the pleasure of telling you to get back to the beginning and start over. We get to do it twice, one at night, and hoping for the morning cuz it'll be cooler. Oh well we get what we get. So we'll be sleeping out there Monday & Tuesday and we'll eat MRE's on those days for lunch and box chows for dinner & breakfast. On Tuesday we get to learn land navigation and are sent out into the woods and told to find our way back & then on Wednesday is Table 2. I hear we get a lot of classes this week too, so it should be interesting to say the least. I promise to write more, I don't want Dad to freak out anymore that he has to. :) By the way Mom, love the card, I think I would enjoy the food too.
I love you,
Bizzy
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