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
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1 comment:
Wow... I am glad he's almost done, but I seriously didn't know everything that went into training and it was very eye-opening to have you tell us what Jared is going through when you yourself went through it as well. It was good to hear it from a first person experience. Thank you John. Can't wait to see Jared and You again!
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