Friday
0317 hours
Things are getting tougher out here. I mean, we’re used to the routine by now, but everyday, something crazy happens to someone. People are getting desperate for some Snickers or a jolly rancher, a skittle, a granola bar. And this guy yesterday noticed a Wal-mart located around this fort and went during the night to use the phone. But the thing was, a first sergeant was there shopping, and noticed a guy in army BDUs and caught him. I mean I’m not saying he’s stupid or nothing cuz he could have done it if the first sergeant wasn’t there, but man, what he did was plain and simple stupid. I mean, not to look conspicuous you wear camouflaged uniform? Later on they found that he stuffed his bed to make it look like he was there. Then there’s the fight the other day, some people just can’t get along with others. The MP had to come and take them away for a while. People are planning escape routes, like that guy @ Wal-mart. Some even plan on using the same technique, just try and wear civilian clothes if possible. Some people talk about killing their drill sergeants when they get a chance to. Especially our female drill sergeant who everyone calls Satan cuz she’s a mean little SOB and she has muscles bigger than Michael Borroto. I guess that’s why our platoon is in better shape and more disciplined than any other platoon. Our phrase banner “PATHFINDERS” hasn’t been rolled up even once yet, the 3 others have or had had them rolled up because of lack of discipline or motivation. Today in MS session, we have them every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and it’s muscular strength exercises where we do pushups and situps for about an hour, right after we wake up at 0530 hours. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, we have CR runs, a 2 mile run in groups column formation based on how fast you can run 2 miles. There’s this guy named Michaud, a French guy that plays football, boxing and does cheerleading. Some 133 pound guy is so buff, when he does his pushups, his back muscles get tense and make him look like Quasi-Moto, or however you spell that. We call him a dinosaur because he’s all muscles, his back is straight, just his muscles get real tense but make him look like he got scoliosis.