I have now been at basic training for 2 weeks. I am glad time is going by fast! Today, I had to march about 2 miles to get my Class A. I am a part of the funeral detail, so if there is a military funeral while I am here, I could be chosen to be a pall bearer. It was nice to get fitted in a Class A uniform. It really motivated me, because it was like seeing myself in a scout uniform. I cannot wait to have earned the right to wear it. Also, Deanne, you would be happy to know that I was also issued two berets, so when you come to see me (if you make the trip), you can check it out :). While I was gone, 1st platoon had their wall lockers inspected. They also informed me that they got severely smoked, so I am glad I wasn't here when all that happened. Anyway, we had MREs for lunch and then got our things together to go get our hair cut. On the way to the barber, the drill sergeants pulled a fast one on us, and we all got shots for pneumonia. About three out of four people in our company are sick, so it was a good idea to treat/prevent everyone who is sick or could get sick. So after everyone made it through the health clinic, we marched down to the large PX, which has an ice cream shop, t-shirt shop, and barber shop attached. A hair cut, or shaved head style, costs $5.70. That seems a little much to pay to get a shaved head, so we might pitch in as a platoon and buy a couple of clippers and cut hair in our own barrack. After everyone came back from hair cuts, we cleaned/straightened up the bay, and then we were surprised with a mail call. Brittney's letter was the oldest, being post marked for May 14th. So with that said, I can expect to get mail within a week of when it is sent. I received a second letter from my dad, and then one from Grandma Reinbold. It was nice to get mail, so keep sending it! After we read our mail, we headed to dinner. After dinner, the company did laundry downstairs with a waterproof bag, a couple of rocks (to aggravate the dirt), and five minutes in a soap bag and five minutes in a rinse bag. After our clothes had been washed and rinsed, we laid then out to dry. We had a final formation at 2100, and we came back upstairs to fall asleep.
Now this is when it gets fun. We still have a few people who want to be individuals. So yesterday, we had people take the candy from the MREs, which we were told from day 1 that we were not allowed to eat the sweets from the MREs. On top of that, someone left their M4 in the barracks while we were out at the land navigation course. Let's just say the drill sergeants were hot and until further notice, we have four people on fire guard, and two people on laundry detail every hour until we are out of red phase. I am just glad I have been following the rules and haven't caused our platoon to be punished. As long as I continue to do the right thing, I should keep on plugging along and see myself graduating in August. I have fire guard from 0100-0200, so I am off to sleep. Night!
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