Last
night (very late) two of our roommates came back after a night out on the
town. They just turned Phase V so they now can go off base and drink.
They came back pretty lit up with stories of milfs, chunky women, girls
from our platoon and much more. It sounded like they had a pretty
interesting night to say the least. After they settled down I was able
to take a short nap before my hall guard shift at midnight. The guy who
was supposed to be with me never showed up. I did my two hours and then
woke up the next shift and slept in until 8:00 AM.
We
celebrated Independence day with a crap load of formations. We had
formations at 8:30, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, and 18:00. Are you kidding me?
It really sucks when we have to keep coming back and forming up over and
over again. We had a mandatory BBQ at 14:00. During this time they
fired up the BBQ and some soldiers manned it. The rest of us were
required to stay outside or in the day room only. I decided not to
partake and went with another guy to the DFAC. I've had enough
cheeseburgers and hotdogs lately and just wasn't feeling it. We were
also required to wear ACUs the whole time and it was warm, so eating
dinner in the air conditioned DFAC sounded nice.
The
guy I went with to the DFAC is having some issues here and being in the
army in general. He's really depressed and wants to leave. He is 27 and
has a child at home. I spent the whole time talking with him about
these issues. I don't think he'll make it, just because he has no desire
to be here. He actually hates it here. I think he feels like I felt a
few days ago when I had a bad day, except his never get better. I feel
for him. He's also having a tough time grasping all the concepts and
stuff in class. He doesn't have any background with computers and he's
falling behind in the class. Basic training and AIT can be a tough and
lonely place. Especially if you don’t have a very good support system.
I
had hall guard duty again at 18:00 and this time I had a guy actually
show up to do it with me. We had to do a bunch a cleaning earlier, so
everything was already done. We both just sat on the floor of the hall
with our laptops "guarding it". My butt eventually went numb…the dangers
of guarding a hall!
Overheard Quote: "What
should I think when my husband tells me I love you like a stripper
loves dollar bills?" (One of the female privates talking to another)
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