Well, another week's come and gone again and I'm now officially in week two of Basic Training. Today was our first foot march, a three kilometer one. That's not all that far, but when you've got a full rucksack, an M-16, and other assorted gear, it's a pretty good work out. Once we arrived at our destination, each platoon got a series of classes. One was how to set up and use a claymore mine. Another was on recognizing and procedures for dealing with unexploded ordinance. The third was on IEDs (improvised explosives devices), and the fourth had us walking a simulated Baghdad street trying to spot IEDs. It was quite interesting.
I'm not sure what the training schedule is for next week except we are supposed to have pugil sticks and the gas chamber. Fun, huh? Also today we had our first MREs. Mine was jambalya with sausage and shrimp. It was actually pretty good.
PFC Sam Jones
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Bekah, Hi! Thanks so much for doing this for Sam! It's wonderful to be able to find out how he is, what's going on, how to pray, & all. I've sent a letter off to him today, & will continue to keep both you & Sam in our prayers.
Hugs!
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