First Smoking

Day 21 25 June 02 Tuesday

So today started off bad. Again we had to march with ruck sacks but this time it rained. We took a short cut to get to our destination faster. We then practiceed the prone position for an hour or two and man do my elbows hurt. We didn't get smoked but after our training was done I got smoked for the first time. We had just formed up after our march and in the hot sun I dropped my M16 so I had to hold out my weapon and lift it over my head and back down for about 15 minutes. It wasn't too bad. Then we were given 5 min to ground all our equipment up in our rooms only to have to run outside with it all again and ground it all. We did this twice before we got it right. Then we had to go to chow. It was good. We really didn't have P.T. today and I was selected with 2 other guys to be the R&U guys (repair and utility). We are the fix it guys. We were picked by our background (my father is a handyman/electrician and I have learned a lot from him). So now I'm in bed, about to pray that I pass my M16 test. I am pretty worried because if I don't pass, I will have to go home and do BRM all over again next summer. Oh, I get out of here on August 16th by the latest. But it's late and if I don't get to praying soon, I'll fall asleep. Caio.