So this week is more fun.
Mom got her first letter from Jared. Sounds like he is doing fine so far. I didn't expect any less.
On monday you get your baby doll and you learn love(and hate) for the first time. You quickly learn there is nothing romantic about an M16. The are not fun to carry in any position your DI can think of. You will hate them during Drill. 7 pounds is a lot when you arm is fully extended and the rifle is held by the pinkie!
Tuesday is Interior Guard class. They teach you how to do Firewatch. Enough said.
Thursday is Intro to MCMAP. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Learn how to kick some trash. This program is a combination of the BASICS of a whole bunch of fighting styles. The difference between MCMAP and other fighting styles?
Other fighting styles teach you to incapacitate yout enemy. MCMAP teaches you to KILL yout enemy! The bad news is you only learn enough in Boot Camp to get you butt kicked in a fight! The real stuff comes later. However this helps a lot with your confidence!
Friday is Marine Corps History. I LOVE Marine History. You can see exactly why Marines in general think they are the best. I think it is cool that we teach History. I have asked James before and he said that in the Army you didn't learn history, thats a shame because every Military has great traditions. Marines just have more. You can ask any Marine and he will spit off dates and facts all day long.
You also learn the history of our uniforms. Every piece of uniform is earned and has background stories.
In Jared's case he has to earn everything. Right now his top button on his blouse is buttoned. His boots aren't bloused. He has no name tapes, he has no dog tags, he has no rank. We earn EVERYTHING in boot.
That is all the exciting stuff. He PT's everyday, he practices Drill for HOURS everyday. He is no longer the bottom of the Totem pole.
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Jared's letter was pretty positive. He is disgusted with lots of the guys in his platoon because they won't work so the whole platoon keeps getting IT'd. He said that he is one of the few who understand that "these next 11 1/2 weeks can be easy if you simply sound off, do what you're told and do it fast."
I've really wondered how Jared would be over there getting whipped into a Marine. Keep up the comments.
Go Jared!!!!!!!!
I think it's awesome that he made it past his first week and is still going. That has to be hard on anyone but it's cool to hear that he understands what he got himself into and is going to work his tail off to make it through - not just glide by on others' work.
Great Job Jared. Hang in there.
Soon we will have Jared telling us Marie history too as well as John. :) I think that is something that is awesome about the Marines too. I didn't know that they did that in Boot Camp and it was also new to hear that they had to earn everything, including their uniforms.
Keep up the positive attitude Jared!
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