Well, here it is, 6:36pm, Im still sitting here at the USO. The next bus doesnt get here until about 9:00pm. yay. riiiiight. At this point and time, I wish I would have gone reserves, then I could come here, do my school, and go home and be with Christina. But instead, I was talked in to going Active, so here I am, barely going to see home for the ( Read more... )

Well, Its the 10th of January. Im currently sitting at the USO in St. Louis, MO. Im not too thrilled about the whole situation to be honest. Going new places, meeting new people. The worst thing is that I had to once again leave the woman I love behind, So shes back at college in Lansing, MI, and im Here in Missouri. Damnit!!! I seriously hope ( Read more... )

Well....Tonight marks another night of heartache. Chrissy left to go back to school. Tomorrow, Is my last day home and im off to yet more training. So only God knows when I will be able to come home again. I doubt it will be possible for at least the next year. So I have to trust Love, Faith, and my heart to know that Everything will be okay ( Read more... )

Hey everyone, Merry Christmas. Well, so far my trip home hasnt been too shitty I suppose. I still hate doing recrutiers assistance, but the best part is, is that I've gotten to see my gf way more than I expected to while Ive been here. So that is extremely comforting. Her and I have been arguing a bit lately, but the other night we took my friend ( Read more... )

Well, Im still home, Im still doing RA also known as Recrutiers Assistance. Its really not as easy as I made it out to be. People cuss you out on the phone, they disrespect you, they walk away from you, its crazy. But Hey, I cant complain too much because thats the only reason I got to come home to spend the holidays with my family and friends. I ( Read more... )

Well, I thought today was actually going to be a great day, Well, I called my recruiter and Well, Im supposed to report in at 8:00am this morning for recrutiers assistance, well, My car is still fucked up so I dont have a ride, and my recrutier called me and told me it was alright if I took the day off to get my shit straight, so I was like cool. ( Read more... )

Im home once again. Luckily the Marine Corps has given me 27 days home on Recruiters Assistance/Leave., this way I can spend time with my family and friends. It doesnt happen very often so im fortunate to have been given such an oppertunity. Anyways MCT wasnt too bad, it went by pretty fast. I threw live grenades, shot a few different types of ( Read more... )

Well, Its currently Tuesday the 15th. Meaning in one week, I will be back in California undergoing yet more demanding training. More M-16 rifle shooting, More Close Combat training, More hiking, but with heavier packs, and longer distances, as well as learning to use Grenades. This time training is 22 or 23 days long, Hopefully it isnt too bad. ( Read more... )

Well, Im Back, Although only for a short period of time, I've completed the hardest military training in the United States, I am now a United States Marine. I definetly have more Confidence, more Pride, more Integrity, better Manners. Bootcamp, like I've told everyone else, had its hard days and its easy ones. We got up at 0400 pretty much everyday ( Read more... )

Its technically Sunday. Its 1:17am. In just over 12hours I will be on my way to St Joe and then to Lansing where Ill be staying the night. I cant believe the clock has finally stopped ticking down to the day I leave. I cant believe that day is finally here and Monday Ill Be in Bootcamp for 3 months, wow. Its hard to believe time has went by so damn ( Read more... )