It's about 5 in the morning right now. I just got ready for fire guard which is basically barracks security. It's Sunday, so today we don't have to be up until 6AM. I never would have thought that I would be relieved to wake up at 6AM! Anyway, I was considering going to sick bay today because of this nasty cough that I have, but I don't think I am going to. Yesterday we went to the PX to get haircuts. Looking around, everyone was drinking milkshakes and sodas while my mouth was watering!! The first 2 weeks have been really difficult, but we have learned some cool "stuff". For example, yesterday we learned a lot about ground fighting techniques and the day before yesterday we learned how to give each other IVs. I hated the needle part, but I passed on the first try. Also, we have been learning a lot about first aid during combat by running drills. We had another "quitter" yesterday. His name is "O" and he's from where Uncle Carmen lives in Florida. After the first sgt. found out about that, he told our whole platoon that we need to help him because he IS going to graduate. If he quits again, first sgt. "M" is going to smoke us until we need our gas masks!!! The first sgt. is fair but he's also terrible when he's having a bad day or someone makes him angry. Oh, back to "O"...he's a really good guy, but he's slow and has a hard time dealing with all this stress. He gets singled out by the drill sgts. all day long, everyday! It wouldn't be so bad if he had more awareness about his appearance and could keep his gear organized. I have decided to coach him along since I am usually one of the first one's done when it comes to having my shit ready in the mornings! I can't imagine how fast and prepared I would be if only I could drink some damn coffee every morning! Anyway, I am going to study a little bit and maybe fill out a sick call form so I can get some cough medicine.
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