Dear Friends,
This last week was great. Things I did: ran around in the woods doing Land Navigation stuff, shot at the firing range, and took a Physical Fitness (PT) test. Probably the coolest thing I did was put on Night Vision goggles at the night range and shoot my rifle using infra-red laser sights. Those of you who know me probably understand how excited I'd get about something like that- in reality it was stuff like that which caused me to join the Army in the first place. Also, your prayers definitely are working because my platoon is performing incredibly by winning every competition so far in training (out of 6 platoons). I also got the male high PT test score for the company (I finally broke 11 minutes on the 2-mile run after 5 years of trying).
What to expect next? I haven't had much responsibility in the last week or so. I'm expecting to have more leadership opportunities when we go to the FOB (fancy acronym for a base out in the woods where it's easier for us to move to our training sights). We move to the FOB this next Monday. I'm looking forward to it. It will "feel" more like the Army since we'll be doing more intensive training.
My attitude has still been kept in check, but there have been times where the Georgia sun starts to take it's toll. Overall, though, the training is fairly easy and fun. Right now I'm planning on visiting Chicago on July 22-24 in between training sessions. If you'll be around, then let me know. Thanks.
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