Sunday, August 8 Th
Hey Everybody!
So today is Sunday and as usual (thankfully!) it has been pretty quiet and laid back. We should be getting our phones in about 30 minutes (so Mom & Dad, this letter will repeat a lot of things) which is good because I haven't talked to anyone in a couple weeks since before my stress fractures came into play. I'm sure there are at least a few questions to be asked......
I'll start off by saying that my knees have been holding up pretty well. I'm doing my best to get all the calcium into my body as possible. They have me taking calcium pills which, no offense to you older folk, makes me feel....well.....Old....
Either way, hopefully it helps. This past week made it really difficult to stay off of my feet. Weapons qualification requires a lot of movement throughout the day, and I have to wear extra weight such as my body armor. Technically, I'm not supposed to do any of that. At the same time it helps me not get restarted further back. Double- Edged Sword? Yes. I've heard some conflicting possibilities in the past week, but there is one that I believe more because of who it came from. 99% sure I will be restarted with no Con. leave. How fast I heal will determine when I get restarted. The company appears to be trying to get me the most training in, that they can, which lets me know that they are a least aware of my situation.
With that in mind, as you should know by now, I did shoot expert and received my Expert Badge for my Class A uniform Friday. You should be able to find a picture of it on google (Army Marksmanship Badge Expert). Overall, 17 people shot expert from the entire company, so 8 more shot expert on Friday. The Captain said this number was a little bit below the average, but everyone is qualified.
While everyone else was on the range, me and the 8 others from Thursday stayed back and worked with our supply guy all day. In other words we picked up our Automatic Weapons and Weapon Mounted Grenade Launchers, Night Vision, Laser Sights, and Thermal Sights. Just another day at the office....HAHA!!! Each platoon is given (4) 249 SAW's (Squad Automatic Weapon) and (1) 240-Bravo which weighs about 25 lbs and is like 4 ft. long. Google them as well.......
This week is a focus on our automatic weapons. We are in Blue Phase for as much as I know, but no one has really acknowledged the transition. Blue phase will get us working on squad firing teams and formations. This week is also our first night-time firing exercise and we will stay out in the field for a night. This week it will be interesting to see how much training I will get in or be allowed to take part in, so.....We'll see I guess.
To answer a few questions that some of you had....
- No, naps are not allowed (I wish they were)
- I did not get to throw grenades.....though I should have
- It can get pretty competitive between platoons and somewhat amongst each other
- White phase and OSUT overall have been easier than I anticipated, but then again, Red Phase broke me.....
That's all for now. We have an APFT tomorrow, which I can only do 2/3 of, so I get to watch everyone run 2 miles. Keep sending Cardinal Updates. A 1/2 game behind the Reds is not good! Good to hear that all of you are doing well!
Lyrics to send
Oldies , Country
Bands
All Time Low
We the Kings
Boys Like Girls
Take Care and Embrace the Suck!
SPC Martin
PS - Talked for 15 minutes tonight. Good to talk to Mom, Dad, and Mary, but NOT long enough!
Lyrics I (Mom) have sent to Matt:
Put me in Coach
Jeremiah was a bull frog
American Pie
Proud to be an American
Friends in low places by Garth Brooks
Where Were You (When the World stopped Turning
Beer for my horses
Damned I If I Do Ya (Damned IF I Don't) by All Time Low.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Matt called Sunday evening
August 8th,
We received a call from Matt tonight. He sounded really good. His legs are improving - swelling is down, some pain, but not to bad - He has probably been doing more than he should, but he is determined to keep up with his platoon as much as possible.
If you watched the video and read his last letters, you know that Matt has been at the firing range. We found out tonight he did indeed qualify as "expert".
He was more excited about getting to go to a concert last night and eating pizza, funnel cake, soda, ice cream. The band was from Columbus, GA - couldn't tell you their name, but was so excited to get out and not be a soldier for a little while.
He also said that it didn't look like they were going to let him do convalescent leave - he will stay with his platoon and do as much as he possibly can - we will see how this affects his recovery
We are looking forward to driving to Ft. Benning for Family weekend and Matt is excited for us to come.
Diana
We received a call from Matt tonight. He sounded really good. His legs are improving - swelling is down, some pain, but not to bad - He has probably been doing more than he should, but he is determined to keep up with his platoon as much as possible.
If you watched the video and read his last letters, you know that Matt has been at the firing range. We found out tonight he did indeed qualify as "expert".
He was more excited about getting to go to a concert last night and eating pizza, funnel cake, soda, ice cream. The band was from Columbus, GA - couldn't tell you their name, but was so excited to get out and not be a soldier for a little while.
He also said that it didn't look like they were going to let him do convalescent leave - he will stay with his platoon and do as much as he possibly can - we will see how this affects his recovery
We are looking forward to driving to Ft. Benning for Family weekend and Matt is excited for us to come.
Diana
Today Is Something......Right?
Thursday, Aug. 5th
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
TO ME!!! HAHAHA
Well as you know, today is my birthday. I think my present from the Army will be push ups. Today s weapon pre-qualification. Supposedly we're shooting 3 times today, each with 40 rounds. Also supposedly, if we shoot well enough, we can keep our score as our actual qualification. So if I shoot expert today (lets hope so) I won't have to shoot again tomorrow (again supposedly), There is also a rumor going around that they are handing out day passes for those who shoot expert. We've already been talking about going and seeing a movie if we get them. So wish me luck, even though you won't be reading this until after I've qualified.
Oh, figured I would explain some of the firing positions from my last letter. Prone supported means I have my rifle resting on sandbags while I fire. It offers the most steady firing position laying down. Prone unsupported involves me laying down, but nothing is in front of my rifle. This allows (potentially) more movement when I fire. Kneeling is just what it sounds like. You're on one knee while targets pop up and you shoot. This is the most unstable position to fire from.
Yesterday we were fitted for our Class A green uniforms. They look GOOD! We also got our Berets and a few other items. Someday, whenever I'm able to leave Ft. Benning, you will personally know just how ridiculously good looking I am...... HA HA HA ! Had to say it!
This Saturday there is a concert that we get to go to! I have no idea who's playing but either way we get to get away from the DS's, enjoy soda, energy drinks, pizza, and anything else that isn't "good" for us. However, this all depends on us not screwing up in the next few days, and hoping the DS's forget about the dumpster diving incident from Sunday. The story goes that two guys from my platoon were taking out the trash on Sunday. As they get down there, they look around the trash to "investigate". Well, during this search they come across unopened containers of Honey Nut Cheerios. So what's the best plan of action???? Yes, that's right, lets eat them! So while commencing in this disgusting act, another DS from another company catches them, gets all the information he needs, and reports them to our company. Needless to say, Monday we got smoked and threatened with Red Phase..... So we have to be good.....
The last thing I want to say is.....THANK YOU ALL for the cards and letters and pictures (Lindsay)!! You all constantly make everyone jealous and me proud to have you all as my family and friends!!!
I've opened a couple of cards so far, but I'm saving the rest for tonight when I get back from the range.
Love You All & Embrace the Suck
SPC Martin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
TO ME!!! HAHAHA
Well as you know, today is my birthday. I think my present from the Army will be push ups. Today s weapon pre-qualification. Supposedly we're shooting 3 times today, each with 40 rounds. Also supposedly, if we shoot well enough, we can keep our score as our actual qualification. So if I shoot expert today (lets hope so) I won't have to shoot again tomorrow (again supposedly), There is also a rumor going around that they are handing out day passes for those who shoot expert. We've already been talking about going and seeing a movie if we get them. So wish me luck, even though you won't be reading this until after I've qualified.
Oh, figured I would explain some of the firing positions from my last letter. Prone supported means I have my rifle resting on sandbags while I fire. It offers the most steady firing position laying down. Prone unsupported involves me laying down, but nothing is in front of my rifle. This allows (potentially) more movement when I fire. Kneeling is just what it sounds like. You're on one knee while targets pop up and you shoot. This is the most unstable position to fire from.
Yesterday we were fitted for our Class A green uniforms. They look GOOD! We also got our Berets and a few other items. Someday, whenever I'm able to leave Ft. Benning, you will personally know just how ridiculously good looking I am...... HA HA HA ! Had to say it!
This Saturday there is a concert that we get to go to! I have no idea who's playing but either way we get to get away from the DS's, enjoy soda, energy drinks, pizza, and anything else that isn't "good" for us. However, this all depends on us not screwing up in the next few days, and hoping the DS's forget about the dumpster diving incident from Sunday. The story goes that two guys from my platoon were taking out the trash on Sunday. As they get down there, they look around the trash to "investigate". Well, during this search they come across unopened containers of Honey Nut Cheerios. So what's the best plan of action???? Yes, that's right, lets eat them! So while commencing in this disgusting act, another DS from another company catches them, gets all the information he needs, and reports them to our company. Needless to say, Monday we got smoked and threatened with Red Phase..... So we have to be good.....
The last thing I want to say is.....THANK YOU ALL for the cards and letters and pictures (Lindsay)!! You all constantly make everyone jealous and me proud to have you all as my family and friends!!!
I've opened a couple of cards so far, but I'm saving the rest for tonight when I get back from the range.
Love You All & Embrace the Suck
SPC Martin
Friday, August 6, 2010
The Range...........Wed. Aug. 4th
Hey Everybody!
Alright, so I have to be quick, I only have a few minutes to write and I wanted to tell you about the past 2 days.
Monday and Tuesday we went to the range. Monday we used this system that helps us "zero" our Red-Dot sight. It uses microphones to register the location of a shot and it appears on a screen by the shooter. You adjust your sight until you start hitting the center of the target. Well for me, it took a while. Non of my first 18 shots registered on the screen. This means I was missing the target by more than 6 feet. Not good....but I also knew it wasn't me, but my sight was WAY off. So I head to the lane with my DS and we get things squared away. We are then given 22 rounds to use. We get in our lane and fire 22 consecutive shots at targets ranging from 75 meters, 200 meters, and 300 meters. My first time through I hit 19. My second time through I didn't miss! 22 out of 22!
Tuesday we headed to a pre-qualifying range. This time we had 40 rounds for 40 Targets. This time the targets range from 50m, 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 250m, and
300m. We took 20 shots from the prone supported, 10 prone unsupported, and 10 kneeling. So my first time through, I shot 35 out of 40. 1 away from EXPERT! So I knew this was good, but obviously I wanted to shoot expert. So we all went again. This time I shot 37 out of 40! If you are 300 meters away, watch out HAHA!
Well, we qualify on Friday with more pre-qualifying Thursday. Today we are getting fitted for our dress uniforms. Wish me luck for Expert. I really want that badge for my uniform.
Also......Thank You Everyone for all the Birthday wishes!!!! I haven't read any of the cards yet because I'm waiting for tomorrow, but I can't wait!!!
Embrace the Suck
SPC Martin
PS - I'm officially a mid-20's person now... I feel old, especially around 18 yr old's.
Mom & Dad
Got the razors & cards! Thanks for the birthday present HAHAHA!!
Alright, so I have to be quick, I only have a few minutes to write and I wanted to tell you about the past 2 days.
Monday and Tuesday we went to the range. Monday we used this system that helps us "zero" our Red-Dot sight. It uses microphones to register the location of a shot and it appears on a screen by the shooter. You adjust your sight until you start hitting the center of the target. Well for me, it took a while. Non of my first 18 shots registered on the screen. This means I was missing the target by more than 6 feet. Not good....but I also knew it wasn't me, but my sight was WAY off. So I head to the lane with my DS and we get things squared away. We are then given 22 rounds to use. We get in our lane and fire 22 consecutive shots at targets ranging from 75 meters, 200 meters, and 300 meters. My first time through I hit 19. My second time through I didn't miss! 22 out of 22!
Tuesday we headed to a pre-qualifying range. This time we had 40 rounds for 40 Targets. This time the targets range from 50m, 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 250m, and
300m. We took 20 shots from the prone supported, 10 prone unsupported, and 10 kneeling. So my first time through, I shot 35 out of 40. 1 away from EXPERT! So I knew this was good, but obviously I wanted to shoot expert. So we all went again. This time I shot 37 out of 40! If you are 300 meters away, watch out HAHA!
Well, we qualify on Friday with more pre-qualifying Thursday. Today we are getting fitted for our dress uniforms. Wish me luck for Expert. I really want that badge for my uniform.
Also......Thank You Everyone for all the Birthday wishes!!!! I haven't read any of the cards yet because I'm waiting for tomorrow, but I can't wait!!!
Embrace the Suck
SPC Martin
PS - I'm officially a mid-20's person now... I feel old, especially around 18 yr old's.
Mom & Dad
Got the razors & cards! Thanks for the birthday present HAHAHA!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
DOUBLE-TIME!
Saturday/Sunday July 31-August 1
Okay so to keep up my work this week, I have combined my Saturday and Sunday letter into one since the Saturday letter would have just sat in the mail room until tomorrow.
So Saturday.........It SUCKED !! Let me explain my day. Wake up and go to formation. Watch everyone PT for 1 hour. Head to breakfast, come back. Sit on my ass for the next 5 hours watching everyone else working on hand-to-hand combat. Throughout this time I had to constantly remind myself that it is only like this on Saturday. If I have consecutive periods like Saturday, I may go crazy (seriously..) We eventually go back inside and cleaned weapons for a couple of hours. I will say this though....For as terrible as Saturday was, we did manage to grab 9 hours of sleep!! Yes, 9 hours. The last time I slept that long was back home. Needless to say it was amazing and brought me along quite well into Sunday.
Today has been really easy so far....(trying not to ruin it....) We cleaned the bay and went to Mass. We walked there (about 2 miles) and my knees still feel good, which is good news. I probably shouldn't have walked, but no way would the DS have driven me (could've asked, but didn't). I didn't need him to tell me that if I couldn't walk, I couldn't go, so I walked. It's always good to go get my Jesus on especially with everything that's been going on the past couple of weeks.
Other than that, we've eaten all 3 meals and that pretty much sums up my day as of 19:00.
On the possible scenarios with my knees....Well, more of one that I've been thinking about, which, to me, makes a lot of sense. The outcomes could be positive or negative, so here it is....
I'm beginning to believe that my company will keep me here at least until my profile ends August 27Th(the day before family day). You (Mom, Dad, Anyone else) will come for Family Day. We'll get to do whatever we want. You'll leave Sunday night and Monday I will go to sick call and get X-rays/Bone scan and look for progress. Depending on the progress/lack there of, my company will then finally make a decision on what the hell to do with me. At least this makes sense to me, but we'll see. I don't want to keep pushing the issue with my DS's. They have referred to my situation as a Catch 22 and an anomaly. Awesome right???
So with all this in mind, I've already started planning for the worst. I will get restarted. I will not graduate October 1st. Most likely, my knees won't heal that fast and I will get picked up in Mid-November in week 4 or 5 of my company's next cycle. If this is what happens, look for me to graduate in Late January/early February. Hey, at least I'll have money saved up! A better case scenario would have my knees healing faster and picking up with another company. Everything revolves around good timing. I guess we'll find out eventually.
On another note, orders have begun coming in. Our platoon is waiting until every one's are in. Other platoons have begun passing them out. So far, 3 or 4 people are headed to Germany - 1 is going to Ft. Drum (NY) another to Ft. Carson (CO) and all the National Guard to wherever their from and the closest base. So to answer your question of "Well Matt, where do you want to be stationed?" I'm glad you asked. If I had a choice (which I don't) my top 3 are as follows.
1. Ft. Bragg (NC)
2. Ft. Carson (CO)
3. Ft. Hood (TX)
Now, I'll have my orders and they should stay the same, but if it takes me a long time to graduate, I may have to fill a different need and my orders could change.
Anyway, I'm hoping for a phone call tonight, but doesn't look like it's going to happen....guess my letter/blog will have to do for now.
Take Care Everyone
SPC Martin
Send me lyrics to songs - really looking forward to this.
Okay so to keep up my work this week, I have combined my Saturday and Sunday letter into one since the Saturday letter would have just sat in the mail room until tomorrow.
So Saturday.........It SUCKED !! Let me explain my day. Wake up and go to formation. Watch everyone PT for 1 hour. Head to breakfast, come back. Sit on my ass for the next 5 hours watching everyone else working on hand-to-hand combat. Throughout this time I had to constantly remind myself that it is only like this on Saturday. If I have consecutive periods like Saturday, I may go crazy (seriously..) We eventually go back inside and cleaned weapons for a couple of hours. I will say this though....For as terrible as Saturday was, we did manage to grab 9 hours of sleep!! Yes, 9 hours. The last time I slept that long was back home. Needless to say it was amazing and brought me along quite well into Sunday.
Today has been really easy so far....(trying not to ruin it....) We cleaned the bay and went to Mass. We walked there (about 2 miles) and my knees still feel good, which is good news. I probably shouldn't have walked, but no way would the DS have driven me (could've asked, but didn't). I didn't need him to tell me that if I couldn't walk, I couldn't go, so I walked. It's always good to go get my Jesus on especially with everything that's been going on the past couple of weeks.
Other than that, we've eaten all 3 meals and that pretty much sums up my day as of 19:00.
On the possible scenarios with my knees....Well, more of one that I've been thinking about, which, to me, makes a lot of sense. The outcomes could be positive or negative, so here it is....
I'm beginning to believe that my company will keep me here at least until my profile ends August 27Th(the day before family day). You (Mom, Dad, Anyone else) will come for Family Day. We'll get to do whatever we want. You'll leave Sunday night and Monday I will go to sick call and get X-rays/Bone scan and look for progress. Depending on the progress/lack there of, my company will then finally make a decision on what the hell to do with me. At least this makes sense to me, but we'll see. I don't want to keep pushing the issue with my DS's. They have referred to my situation as a Catch 22 and an anomaly. Awesome right???
So with all this in mind, I've already started planning for the worst. I will get restarted. I will not graduate October 1st. Most likely, my knees won't heal that fast and I will get picked up in Mid-November in week 4 or 5 of my company's next cycle. If this is what happens, look for me to graduate in Late January/early February. Hey, at least I'll have money saved up! A better case scenario would have my knees healing faster and picking up with another company. Everything revolves around good timing. I guess we'll find out eventually.
On another note, orders have begun coming in. Our platoon is waiting until every one's are in. Other platoons have begun passing them out. So far, 3 or 4 people are headed to Germany - 1 is going to Ft. Drum (NY) another to Ft. Carson (CO) and all the National Guard to wherever their from and the closest base. So to answer your question of "Well Matt, where do you want to be stationed?" I'm glad you asked. If I had a choice (which I don't) my top 3 are as follows.
1. Ft. Bragg (NC)
2. Ft. Carson (CO)
3. Ft. Hood (TX)
Now, I'll have my orders and they should stay the same, but if it takes me a long time to graduate, I may have to fill a different need and my orders could change.
Anyway, I'm hoping for a phone call tonight, but doesn't look like it's going to happen....guess my letter/blog will have to do for now.
Take Care Everyone
SPC Martin
Send me lyrics to songs - really looking forward to this.
Monday, August 2, 2010
A LETTER A DAY
Friday, July 30th
Hey Everyone!
Well, I figured I'd keep my streak alive by writing a letter everyday this week. And actually, I have a few things to talk about. I'll start with Allie and Facebook. Apparently you won this weekly Trivia question on the Company facebook page which is AWESOME! You will be rewarded with pictures of ME! And another with Hughes, Hernandez and Mann(my battle buddy). So job well done sister! You all now get to see my shaved head, birth-control glasses and large ears..... Laugh @ will.......
Today we also received 4 restarts. 3 of them are Specialists and 1 is a Sergeant. Yes, we now have a non-commissioned officer in our platoon who will be training with us (well...not me....) We have to extend the same courtesies and professionalism to him as we would the DS's. Part of me thinks this will be good for the platoon because if he tells you to do something, you have to do it. All the lazy people will have to do something instead of laying around doing nothing in the mornings which is when we have the most problems. But, it could also be bad for obvious reasons. I guess we'll find out soon enough right?
Also today I found out some GREAT news! I went to the range Simulator today and as far as I know, I will be able to qualify in Rifle Marksmanship! Supposedly, I can do some training which is awesome because this is basically my job. I have to be able to shoot right??? And maybe this will count as a gate in training. Either way, I'm happy to know that I won't be completely worthless.....
So that was pretty much my day. We got to do laundry early today, so that's what I'm up to now. Knees are the same, and I have a feeling it's going to be like this for a while. Hopefully they heal fast though.....
Random Thoughts.....
1) Ice Cream sounds delicious right now.
2) Can someone send some pics. of what my life was like before the Army? ie college pics
3) The Reds suck! FACE SCW!!!
4) Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) can be delicious especially one's with pound cake/blackberry & cherry cobbler.
5) I should have gotten paid today.
6) Mad Men and Psych have both started. I will have a lot of catch up to do....
7) PLEASE send Lyrics.....I'm going to be very bored in the near future.
8) Can someone send me a Mizzou Schedule?
9) Oz, Fantasy Stats for my individual players (EX: games, HR's. RBI, etc.
10) Allie/Oz - some acknowledgement for my Fantasy Football team.
Alrighty, that's all I have for now. Chow is in about 5 minutes so I have to get going.
Embraceth Thy Sucketh
SPC Martin
Hey Everyone!
Well, I figured I'd keep my streak alive by writing a letter everyday this week. And actually, I have a few things to talk about. I'll start with Allie and Facebook. Apparently you won this weekly Trivia question on the Company facebook page which is AWESOME! You will be rewarded with pictures of ME! And another with Hughes, Hernandez and Mann(my battle buddy). So job well done sister! You all now get to see my shaved head, birth-control glasses and large ears..... Laugh @ will.......
Today we also received 4 restarts. 3 of them are Specialists and 1 is a Sergeant. Yes, we now have a non-commissioned officer in our platoon who will be training with us (well...not me....) We have to extend the same courtesies and professionalism to him as we would the DS's. Part of me thinks this will be good for the platoon because if he tells you to do something, you have to do it. All the lazy people will have to do something instead of laying around doing nothing in the mornings which is when we have the most problems. But, it could also be bad for obvious reasons. I guess we'll find out soon enough right?
Also today I found out some GREAT news! I went to the range Simulator today and as far as I know, I will be able to qualify in Rifle Marksmanship! Supposedly, I can do some training which is awesome because this is basically my job. I have to be able to shoot right??? And maybe this will count as a gate in training. Either way, I'm happy to know that I won't be completely worthless.....
So that was pretty much my day. We got to do laundry early today, so that's what I'm up to now. Knees are the same, and I have a feeling it's going to be like this for a while. Hopefully they heal fast though.....
Random Thoughts.....
1) Ice Cream sounds delicious right now.
2) Can someone send some pics. of what my life was like before the Army? ie college pics
3) The Reds suck! FACE SCW!!!
4) Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) can be delicious especially one's with pound cake/blackberry & cherry cobbler.
5) I should have gotten paid today.
6) Mad Men and Psych have both started. I will have a lot of catch up to do....
7) PLEASE send Lyrics.....I'm going to be very bored in the near future.
8) Can someone send me a Mizzou Schedule?
9) Oz, Fantasy Stats for my individual players (EX: games, HR's. RBI, etc.
10) Allie/Oz - some acknowledgement for my Fantasy Football team.
Alrighty, that's all I have for now. Chow is in about 5 minutes so I have to get going.
Embraceth Thy Sucketh
SPC Martin
Might As Well Write Another
Thursday, July 29th
Hey Everybody!
I'll start out with Happy Birthday Allie! I already said it once, but I'll say it again since I got your card today. I also got cards from Holly, Aunt Barb and Susie. FYI: If the cards "sing" then I have to dance. I will leave this at your discretion....
Alright, so today I led the quitters and Hughes(fine....we were equal ---me and Hughes) as road guards for a Turning Blue Ceremony. Basically, we directed traffic for about an hour and a half. Anyway, the ceremony is the day before graduation, and it's when you receive your Blue infantry chord, which is a HUGE deal. The ceremony itself is only about 30 minutes, and then you can leave with your family for the day. I made sure only handicapped people parked in this one lot. Of course I let people use the lot to drop people off though. It's amazing how much authority civilians think we have since we are in the Army. HAHA! Well, one person tried to drive through without a handicap placard/license and another guy was driving up to pick up people and said "VP pick-up". Okay .....Guy....whatever. I remember you trying to park here not 25 minutes ago. HAHA!
What was really funny about today revolved around 1 guy. This guy in my platoon was restarted today/ from week 9. The class that is graduating, is his old company. It just so happens that this guy happens to be.....well....a douche.....
He was caught writing a letter to a girl who is his "fiancee" about how his platoon/squad was hit by and IED in Afghanistan and he was being transported to a hospital, but that everyone made it out alive. I also turns out that this kid is a pathological liar. He lies about everything! Seriously, he has no idea when to stop.....he just keeps going. So I suggested to DS that this guy accompany me, Hughes and the others to the turning Blue Ceremony. Needless to say his reaction was awesome. You may think what I did was cruel, but this kid has bad ju-ju/karma and something like this was heading his way. So as you can imagine, he took a lot of shit from his old DS's and the guys in his company. No worries though, Everyone was glad to see that he was "OKAY" from the "IED attach" God Bless PNN HAHAHA!
We got back from that detail and I had to head to the dentist. Supposedly I had 1 more tooth that needed work. It took like 20 minutes and I was out, so it wasn't that bad. Other than that, my knees are uncomfortable, and stiff. I take Alieve and Calcium pills to help, but I broke my profile probably 7 times today because of the stuff I had to do. If I keep it up, I don't know if my knees will ever heal.....Plus, it's hard not to do anything!
In the other news, Mom, non of the DS's read our mail. They do however search the internet for keywords and it just so happened that Hughes's blog was found. It was by total chance. To solve this potential issue, there is an option that you can check which either allows the blog to be searchable or unsearchable. You can make it unsearchable if you like. I'm not really worried about what I've said, because I try to be as honest as possible. If it does get found, I'll let yo know and you can change the web address and e-mail it to everyone. For now though, just keep doing what you've been doing!
What else.....Well, I guess I've kinda accepted the fact that I'm going to be a Benning for a long......long.....time. If I graduate in December, I would be surprised. The one good thing is this though, I can't spend any of the money I'm making. Needless to say, I'm going to have a kick-ass home entertainment set up HAHA. Who knows....maybe I'll even go 3-D! (But probably not)
Anyway, I'd say today has been a good day.
Take care and Embrace My Suctacular Suck!!!!
SPC Martin
PS> Send me son lyrics of songs I like, Help me stay entertained. Oldies, Country, etc.
PSS. May have already talked about that one kid. I sometimes lose track of what I've talked about.
Oh, and before I forget.......A shout out or 2....
Hey mom and Carina hope you guys are doing fine and are as excited as I am for Family Day.
PFC Hernandez
Dear Mrs. Hughes,
I tried to get your son to say something, but he's being lazy. Make sure to call him out in your next letter HAHA! Glad you and my mom are exchanging stories. Oh the friendships OSUT breeds!!
Take Care,
SPC Martin
Hey Mom and Jesry (hard to read the writting - hope this is correct, if not I'm sorry - (Matt's mom)
Just wanted to say Hi and I can't wait to see you! I got to go to rehab tomorrow for my arm so as SPC Martin stated "Embrace my spectacular Suck!" HAHA
:) Love you guys!
PFC Habisch
Hey Everybody!
I'll start out with Happy Birthday Allie! I already said it once, but I'll say it again since I got your card today. I also got cards from Holly, Aunt Barb and Susie. FYI: If the cards "sing" then I have to dance. I will leave this at your discretion....
Alright, so today I led the quitters and Hughes(fine....we were equal ---me and Hughes) as road guards for a Turning Blue Ceremony. Basically, we directed traffic for about an hour and a half. Anyway, the ceremony is the day before graduation, and it's when you receive your Blue infantry chord, which is a HUGE deal. The ceremony itself is only about 30 minutes, and then you can leave with your family for the day. I made sure only handicapped people parked in this one lot. Of course I let people use the lot to drop people off though. It's amazing how much authority civilians think we have since we are in the Army. HAHA! Well, one person tried to drive through without a handicap placard/license and another guy was driving up to pick up people and said "VP pick-up". Okay .....Guy....whatever. I remember you trying to park here not 25 minutes ago. HAHA!
What was really funny about today revolved around 1 guy. This guy in my platoon was restarted today/ from week 9. The class that is graduating, is his old company. It just so happens that this guy happens to be.....well....a douche.....
He was caught writing a letter to a girl who is his "fiancee" about how his platoon/squad was hit by and IED in Afghanistan and he was being transported to a hospital, but that everyone made it out alive. I also turns out that this kid is a pathological liar. He lies about everything! Seriously, he has no idea when to stop.....he just keeps going. So I suggested to DS that this guy accompany me, Hughes and the others to the turning Blue Ceremony. Needless to say his reaction was awesome. You may think what I did was cruel, but this kid has bad ju-ju/karma and something like this was heading his way. So as you can imagine, he took a lot of shit from his old DS's and the guys in his company. No worries though, Everyone was glad to see that he was "OKAY" from the "IED attach" God Bless PNN HAHAHA!
We got back from that detail and I had to head to the dentist. Supposedly I had 1 more tooth that needed work. It took like 20 minutes and I was out, so it wasn't that bad. Other than that, my knees are uncomfortable, and stiff. I take Alieve and Calcium pills to help, but I broke my profile probably 7 times today because of the stuff I had to do. If I keep it up, I don't know if my knees will ever heal.....Plus, it's hard not to do anything!
In the other news, Mom, non of the DS's read our mail. They do however search the internet for keywords and it just so happened that Hughes's blog was found. It was by total chance. To solve this potential issue, there is an option that you can check which either allows the blog to be searchable or unsearchable. You can make it unsearchable if you like. I'm not really worried about what I've said, because I try to be as honest as possible. If it does get found, I'll let yo know and you can change the web address and e-mail it to everyone. For now though, just keep doing what you've been doing!
What else.....Well, I guess I've kinda accepted the fact that I'm going to be a Benning for a long......long.....time. If I graduate in December, I would be surprised. The one good thing is this though, I can't spend any of the money I'm making. Needless to say, I'm going to have a kick-ass home entertainment set up HAHA. Who knows....maybe I'll even go 3-D! (But probably not)
Anyway, I'd say today has been a good day.
Take care and Embrace My Suctacular Suck!!!!
SPC Martin
PS> Send me son lyrics of songs I like, Help me stay entertained. Oldies, Country, etc.
PSS. May have already talked about that one kid. I sometimes lose track of what I've talked about.
Oh, and before I forget.......A shout out or 2....
Hey mom and Carina hope you guys are doing fine and are as excited as I am for Family Day.
PFC Hernandez
Dear Mrs. Hughes,
I tried to get your son to say something, but he's being lazy. Make sure to call him out in your next letter HAHA! Glad you and my mom are exchanging stories. Oh the friendships OSUT breeds!!
Take Care,
SPC Martin
Hey Mom and Jesry (hard to read the writting - hope this is correct, if not I'm sorry - (Matt's mom)
Just wanted to say Hi and I can't wait to see you! I got to go to rehab tomorrow for my arm so as SPC Martin stated "Embrace my spectacular Suck!" HAHA
:) Love you guys!
PFC Habisch
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