Actually it is a C130...which is not at all comfortable.
the time has come, bags are packed and we are waiting for the final word. Could be tomorrow and it could be a week. Such is the War Machine! Hopefully it is Sooner and not later because I would really like to see PFC Fullmer become an official member of my beloved gun club.
Either way I should be back in Denver beginning of February and life will go back to the level of normality it was at pre-Iraq. I got a car to fix and ladies to flirt with. Oh and Taco Bell.
A few things I have learned over that last week...70 men stuffed into one tent makes for a VERY stinky home! Rounds somehow jump magazines, it is a strange phenomena but a common one. Irock (pun intended) at combat fitness!
The Marines, in their never ending pursuit on being better, has started an new physical fitness test to get us back to our roots. This test includes Ammo Can lifts, a half mile sprint in boots and Cammies, Causality evacuation, grenade throwing and a lot of running throw cones. This course takes about a total of 7 minutes but it is some serious work and a great measure of ones overall MANLINESS and AWESOMENESS!
Though this new test is not yet graded by points but rather on a pass fail basis, we took scores down for input and I took third overall. Hows that for 3 pounds overweight huh? Everybody must have been drinking WEAKSAUCE while I was drink Milk!
Can't wait to see y'all!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Crucible
I can't get on my laptop where I saved Jared's password so I am going to do his blog from my own.
The last two weeks were probably boring. Lots of inspection, which stink, and lots of "Final" stuff. Apparently Jared's Platoon broke the Battalion record in Final Drill. This is a HUGE deal. Final Drill isn''t just graded on how the Senior Drill Instrutor preforms, but how well the recruits preform as well. no easy task!
Today he was shipped back up to Pendelton. This week he will do the Crucible as well as the gas chamber. The crucible is pretty grueling. less than 4 hours of sleep a night for 3 days, 1.5 MREs for food and lots of forced marching. He also has to finish several team tasks that are all a big pain in the...well you get the picture.
The final morning is a hump in full gear for about 5 miles afterwhich he climbs the infamous Reaper. This hill is no joke. Every time you think you are done it just keeps going. At the bottom of the last rise his Plt will form up and rush the hill warcrying. Mostly just men being men but everyone feels a huge sense of accomplishment
At the top he will recieve my beloved Eagle Globe and Anchor. This is our emblem and with it comes a a whole lot of pride and a whole lot of brothers. At this moment Jared will officialy be a Marine and with this comes a whole lot of reponsiblity and expected honor.
Of course at the bottom he still has to hump the 5 miles back and that is almost just a hard!
Pictures to come
The last two weeks were probably boring. Lots of inspection, which stink, and lots of "Final" stuff. Apparently Jared's Platoon broke the Battalion record in Final Drill. This is a HUGE deal. Final Drill isn''t just graded on how the Senior Drill Instrutor preforms, but how well the recruits preform as well. no easy task!
Today he was shipped back up to Pendelton. This week he will do the Crucible as well as the gas chamber. The crucible is pretty grueling. less than 4 hours of sleep a night for 3 days, 1.5 MREs for food and lots of forced marching. He also has to finish several team tasks that are all a big pain in the...well you get the picture.
The final morning is a hump in full gear for about 5 miles afterwhich he climbs the infamous Reaper. This hill is no joke. Every time you think you are done it just keeps going. At the bottom of the last rise his Plt will form up and rush the hill warcrying. Mostly just men being men but everyone feels a huge sense of accomplishment
At the top he will recieve my beloved Eagle Globe and Anchor. This is our emblem and with it comes a a whole lot of pride and a whole lot of brothers. At this moment Jared will officialy be a Marine and with this comes a whole lot of reponsiblity and expected honor.
Of course at the bottom he still has to hump the 5 miles back and that is almost just a hard!
Pictures to come
Saturday, January 10, 2009
New Stuff! and no more mail
Lots of new things have been occurring that mark us getting closer to departure. We have mailed all our extra stuff back to the unit leaving only the bare(military) essentials to drag across the world with us.
Today is our last day in our cans. We move out and into the tent city Circus Circus. That's really what it's called. All the other living sites, tents or cans, are named after memorable Marine battles, locations or people...and then there is Circus Circus. 70 stinky males all shoved into 1 tent. This wouldn't be so bad but the ops crews are constantly coming and going all hours of the day and night. There has already been an Email from our CO saying he wants NO animosity between Maintenance and OPS. I guess they are trying to get a peace treaty before the war starts...which is good because OPS is Gaza and Maint. is Israel.
The New RADAR gets here soon. We don't know when but rumors says that we will tear down Roxanne and build Lazer before we leave. That's right...Lazer is coming back to visit us for a few days.
For any of you who are a tinsy bit confused Lazer was our RADAR in Denver but since she is in the best shape(and the sexiest) she is coming out to work hard. It will be an exciting 2 hard days of work. Roxanne hasn't been torn apart in nearly 2 years so she is bound to give a little fight.
We are having our last BBQ tonight se we can all watch the Eagles/ Giants game. No real word on when we will officially be back but we are in the final steps!
Last thing...please don't send anymore mail because it will just get turned around. I will let you know my new address as soon as I do!
Today is our last day in our cans. We move out and into the tent city Circus Circus. That's really what it's called. All the other living sites, tents or cans, are named after memorable Marine battles, locations or people...and then there is Circus Circus. 70 stinky males all shoved into 1 tent. This wouldn't be so bad but the ops crews are constantly coming and going all hours of the day and night. There has already been an Email from our CO saying he wants NO animosity between Maintenance and OPS. I guess they are trying to get a peace treaty before the war starts...which is good because OPS is Gaza and Maint. is Israel.
The New RADAR gets here soon. We don't know when but rumors says that we will tear down Roxanne and build Lazer before we leave. That's right...Lazer is coming back to visit us for a few days.
For any of you who are a tinsy bit confused Lazer was our RADAR in Denver but since she is in the best shape(and the sexiest) she is coming out to work hard. It will be an exciting 2 hard days of work. Roxanne hasn't been torn apart in nearly 2 years so she is bound to give a little fight.
We are having our last BBQ tonight se we can all watch the Eagles/ Giants game. No real word on when we will officially be back but we are in the final steps!
Last thing...please don't send anymore mail because it will just get turned around. I will let you know my new address as soon as I do!
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