Well, I'm about halfway through my second day at reception. So far, the day has gone like this. We formed up at 0430, then waited in formation for an hour. After that, we went into the dining hall where we waited for another hour before we could eat. After breakfast, we formed up and headed down to get our ACUs (Army Combat Uniforms) and other clothing such as gloves, t-shirts, underwear, etc.
Survived our first "smoking" as it's called. I swear some of the guys in my company have IQs equal to celery. They can't seem to get it through their heads that when the drill sergeant says no talking, he means just that. We had to do three sets of pushups (about 15 each) followed by holding our arms out at shoulder height sideways for about two minutes. Then, from that pose we did the top part of jumping jacks--basically clapping our hands over our head. The count was 1 (up), 2 (down), 3 (up) = 1. And we did it 105 times. Several other exercises followed as well. I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow.
They're pushing us to drink lots of water due to the dangers of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. I drank something like six full canteens of water. I think it's safe to say that I'm getting used to it. The food has been fairly good as well, much better than I expected.
PFC Sam Jones
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