Unlocked Entry: Note from Timber
20:30 2/28
Hey there LJ friends from Fort Jackson, SC. We're almost done with the first week of basic combat training. The food isn't so bad and I'm pretty sure I'm losing weight and building muscle with all the physical training as well as the disciplinary "smokings" where they just stop us and make us do pushups or something. It is still Red Phase of soldierization so if one person messes up, the whole platoon drops. I've been issued my new best friend, and M16 that goes everywhere with me except the latrine. I've already had to disassemble it and clean it many times. Someday, they'll even teach me to shoot it. Supposed to be in a few weeks. Just wanted everyone to know that I'm doing my best and pushing myself hard despite a miserable cold I've had for the last week. I hope everyone is doing well and please feel free to write me words of encouragement though I don't have much time to write back these days.
LFS,
Timber
(A note from Peri: If you reply to this message, I will print out the replies and send it to him this coming weekend when I write him.)
Hey there LJ friends from Fort Jackson, SC. We're almost done with the first week of basic combat training. The food isn't so bad and I'm pretty sure I'm losing weight and building muscle with all the physical training as well as the disciplinary "smokings" where they just stop us and make us do pushups or something. It is still Red Phase of soldierization so if one person messes up, the whole platoon drops. I've been issued my new best friend, and M16 that goes everywhere with me except the latrine. I've already had to disassemble it and clean it many times. Someday, they'll even teach me to shoot it. Supposed to be in a few weeks. Just wanted everyone to know that I'm doing my best and pushing myself hard despite a miserable cold I've had for the last week. I hope everyone is doing well and please feel free to write me words of encouragement though I don't have much time to write back these days.
LFS,
Timber
(A note from Peri: If you reply to this message, I will print out the replies and send it to him this coming weekend when I write him.)