A Message from Boot Camp

Hello everyone. This is just a quick note to let everyone know I am still alive and kicking at Basic Training. My time here is coming to a close and pretty soon I’ll be an Airman in the US Airforce. My time here has been a challenging one indeed. But I have remained close to the Lord throughout, and he he has been a great comfort to me during the hardships of BMT. I am supposed to be graduating on the 2nd of March, but that may not end up happening as planned. Today are my PE Evaluations, and I’m very worried I will not meet the requirements. If I do fail to meet these requirements, I will graduate no less than 1 week late or until I can pass my PE Evals – whichever is longer. But ultimately my goal is to graduate, and that I will. I am confident in this.

I am writing this message as I fill out all my info to try to get a security clearance for a job I want. This is an easy task compared to the rest of my time here. I have been able to make 3 personal phone calls in the five weeks I’ve been here and I’ve only been permitted to write one letter. It’s boot camp. It’s meant to be tough. That’s to be expected. But I never knew how hard it would be to be secluded from my family this great period of time. But the end is in sight. And with God’s help I’ll make it.

Here’s just a quick rundown of how a typical day goes. We’re awaken to loud thunderous music followed by screaming in the wee hours of 0445 military time. we have about two minutes to get dressed before we have to fallout downstairs to sing the Airforce song. Then we have to go back upstairs and make our bed’s perfect, I mean perfect. I couldn’t begin to tell you how strict they are on how the bed’s have to be made. Then we go to Breakfast where we don’t really eat food, but we are basically swallowing food. After that we go back upstairs and finish making our beds and start doing any details (chores basically) we have assigned to do. For me, that means cleaning the Latrine (there are no bathrooms or restrooms on base). The rest of the day is just about as hectic with PE and marching and classrooms and various other activities that happen to be on the schedule. There is much more in the schedule that I can’t begin to go into in great detail now.

Last week I had the privilege to go to field training. I was able to shoot an M16, get gased in a gas chamber, finish a confidence course and eat MRE’s all weeks. That was fun, Well, I gotta go. I want everyone to know I love them and I miss them. I can’t wait to see you all soon.