Davids Girl
12-21-06, 03:31 AM
:) Well... For all of you who have given me encouragement up to this point... Thank you SO much!
I came home today (10 Days post Poolee Garcia's leaving for boot) and I was complaining about all the bills sticking out of my mailbox, while talking to Garcia's baby sister on the phone, and out of the edge of the stack, was a sight for sore eyes. The corner of the EGA on a small white envelope smiled out at me!!
God I was ecstatic. I was still on the phone with her sister, so I opened the letter and Sis asked me what it said, but I could hardly read through my tears lol.
She's "ok"... and has moments of wanting to come home and tears, but she said when those times hit, she remembers that there's 31 other females feeling the exact same way. I guess that's a pretty small platoon and she's getting to know everyone and the only way she knew it was sunday, was because of church.
Here's what she has to say:
**banging, screaming, lights**
"GET OUT OF BED, HURRY UP, GET ON MY LINE RECRUIT."
Sounds great, doesn't it? It's what I wake up to every morning. I jump out of bed and hurry to the line to stand at attention. *Correction*- "This Recruit". There is no longer an "I, me, or my." And thus begins a busy day.
Things go by so fast that this recruit has completely lost track of time. The only reason this recruit knows it is Sunday is because we got to go to church today. Everything here is new and is taking some adjusting to, but all-in-all, I'm doing ok.
Everyday these cecruits get a 30 second (well, not even 30 seconds) shower. We get a 30 second "head" (bathroom) call. These recruits get a 10 minute "chow" (breakfast, lunch, dinner). These recruits refill our canteens frequently and drill and get into repetition games with the Drill Instructors frequently. This recruit has 3 DI's and really likes this recruits Senior DI, even though she fired this recruit from Squadleader. It is hard.
This recruit won't say it's not, but I'm adjusting. This recruit is still learning and this rct's Senior DI says it will get easier.
This recruit does get homesick but then realizes that the other 31 rct's that this rct lives with are feeling the same way and it helps.
Today, when these rcts got back from church, these rcts got to learn the basics on drilling with this rct's very own M16AZ Service rifle. This rct hasn't named him yet, but she will soon, still thinking about it.
We usually get up at 0430 or 0400 and our days last until about 8pm. I really try to enjoy my lunch because the DI's lay off a little more (not much, but a little is a good thing).
There are 32 girls in my platoon, which is really small but I love it. I'm getting to know everyone and we are becoming like family. Tomorrow is our last "Forming" day before our actual training begins.
Well, I better get some sleep now.
Miss Y'All,
Aida
p.s. Write and send pics if you want, I could use the encouragement.
(This song helps me sleep at night and get through the days)
Carry On My Wayward Son- Kansas
"Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more......"
:banana:
I came home today (10 Days post Poolee Garcia's leaving for boot) and I was complaining about all the bills sticking out of my mailbox, while talking to Garcia's baby sister on the phone, and out of the edge of the stack, was a sight for sore eyes. The corner of the EGA on a small white envelope smiled out at me!!
God I was ecstatic. I was still on the phone with her sister, so I opened the letter and Sis asked me what it said, but I could hardly read through my tears lol.
She's "ok"... and has moments of wanting to come home and tears, but she said when those times hit, she remembers that there's 31 other females feeling the exact same way. I guess that's a pretty small platoon and she's getting to know everyone and the only way she knew it was sunday, was because of church.
Here's what she has to say:
**banging, screaming, lights**
"GET OUT OF BED, HURRY UP, GET ON MY LINE RECRUIT."
Sounds great, doesn't it? It's what I wake up to every morning. I jump out of bed and hurry to the line to stand at attention. *Correction*- "This Recruit". There is no longer an "I, me, or my." And thus begins a busy day.
Things go by so fast that this recruit has completely lost track of time. The only reason this recruit knows it is Sunday is because we got to go to church today. Everything here is new and is taking some adjusting to, but all-in-all, I'm doing ok.
Everyday these cecruits get a 30 second (well, not even 30 seconds) shower. We get a 30 second "head" (bathroom) call. These recruits get a 10 minute "chow" (breakfast, lunch, dinner). These recruits refill our canteens frequently and drill and get into repetition games with the Drill Instructors frequently. This recruit has 3 DI's and really likes this recruits Senior DI, even though she fired this recruit from Squadleader. It is hard.
This recruit won't say it's not, but I'm adjusting. This recruit is still learning and this rct's Senior DI says it will get easier.
This recruit does get homesick but then realizes that the other 31 rct's that this rct lives with are feeling the same way and it helps.
Today, when these rcts got back from church, these rcts got to learn the basics on drilling with this rct's very own M16AZ Service rifle. This rct hasn't named him yet, but she will soon, still thinking about it.
We usually get up at 0430 or 0400 and our days last until about 8pm. I really try to enjoy my lunch because the DI's lay off a little more (not much, but a little is a good thing).
There are 32 girls in my platoon, which is really small but I love it. I'm getting to know everyone and we are becoming like family. Tomorrow is our last "Forming" day before our actual training begins.
Well, I better get some sleep now.
Miss Y'All,
Aida
p.s. Write and send pics if you want, I could use the encouragement.
(This song helps me sleep at night and get through the days)
Carry On My Wayward Son- Kansas
"Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more......"
:banana: