BCT Week Two

January 21, 2013- So the last week has been pretty tiring, to say the least. Learning the Army way to make a bunk or sit in a classroom or even stand in the chow line is an interesting process. I'm starting to adjust more and more, but to be honest, I can't even remember what day it is. I think it's Monday. We do so much and go so many places that all the days just sort of run together. We did an obstacle course about three days ago, then disassembled and reassembled them. Yesterday, we learned alot about marching and formation stuff and DS Action Man showed us a really cool cadence where we stomp our feet on certain counts while he sings to James Brown. We liked it so much, it got stuck in everyone's heads and we were singing it in the barracks. Then the guys pretty much turned into a karaoke jukebox for the next 30 minutes or so, singing like every popular song, from Motown to Vanessa Carlton. When the one private started singing "A 1000 Miles" a bunch of us called "Gay!" and he stopped singing. Lol. The characters are starting to come out more and more. We called one guy Pvt. Pillow because he was doing a Fire Guard shift and our company 1st Sgt walked in while he was sleeping at his post. When he stood up to Attention (instead of the required position of Parade Rest), he was missing his ACU jacket and boots, and was wearing tennis shoes! There's also Pvt. Whiny because all he ever does is whine and complain. There's Pvt. Razorback who is from, of course, Arkansas. And we have Pvt. Tactics, who is a white guy from Rhode Island who has some serious lyrical abilities. Tactics is his rap name.

I made fast friends at reception with a guy whose name starts with Rose, so I call him Rosie. He's from California and a really intelligent guy. Sometimes, I think he's too intellectual for the Army, but then, maybe that's just how I feel from time to time. Regardless, he's an older guy like me (I think he's 33) and we crack up laughing at all the stupid things some of the younger recruits say.

Today, we had an Ability Group Run which is where we run with others of a similar speed and endurance. Unfortunately, I missed it because I woke up with splitting migraines the last two days. I was at the clinic and waiting to be seen by the doctor when he came out and switched on the TV! I got to watch Obama get re-inaugurated and got to find out who made it to the Super Bowl this year! The doc gave me some high dose Aleve and said that I could be allergic to something in our bay at the barracks. I had been waking up with a bad cough, nasal craziness, and having a very hard time breathing. With new medication in hand, I felt much better by the next morning. :) I almost forgot to mention, but we got a late night wake up call early, around 1 am this morning. The DS on duty and a female DS from another company came in and, because the Fire Guards on duty couldn't get counting people sleeping in their bunks right, we all got woken up and smoked royally.
Right before that though, one guy was still sleeping in his bunk (the top one) and the female DS went ballistic when she noticed him. She came charging from halfway across the room. Because this kid's bunk was right next to mine and also, the angle of her attack, I thought she was coming for me, and cringed in anticipation of the holy shit storm that was seemingly about to descend down on me. Instead, she hit the guy's bunk so hard that he flipped over the side and fell onto the bay floor out of surprise of being woken up by one of Satan's minions, lol. I swear, the female DS's scare me WAY more than the male ones.

Funny moments:
"Male, why are you in my female formation?!?!?"- DS Action Man right before he realized he was in fact, talking to a female the whole time. He turned pretty red after that.

"My junk is like, the fastest healing part of my body." -One of the guys saying how he bounces back after a long night of "activities" with his girlfriend.