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I'm home for the holidays. It feels so slow here back at the mountains. I'm not even sure what to do outside of my training. I love everyone here but I'm almost ready to get back to the high-speed stuff I'm used to. I saw SSG Walker today, what a hell of a guy he is. I remember before I went to basic training SSG Walker told me that since I made him run around so much for my paperwork that 3 referrals would make us even or something like that. Well I got him so busy this month I think he had to give away a couple guys to the other recruiter SSG Warren. SSG Warren is also a really good guy. He gave me a ride home from MEPS once and I can tell he's a high-speed soldier and he LOVES the Army.. My kind of guy.. I got to say I love my new life and things keep getting better as they go along. I can't say anything bad about the people I've met so far and the way people treat me. PT scores are going up and people are starting to call me Zero to Hero and that makes my family and friends very proud. Nobody will even fight me in the ring because I am becoming such a beast. THE LAW, THIS IS OUR DOMAIN. ARE WE NOT MEN? NO WE ARE NOT MEN. WE ARE BEASTS, FOR YOU HAVE MADE US BEASTS! THIS IS OUR DOMAIN!! HOOAH!!!
Staff Sargent Walker(my Recruiter) is standing in the middle of this picture.
PVT Yebba,
As your Recruiter and fellow Soldier, I am very proud of you. I have read your journal and it brought back memories of me going through the same training. I never wrote a journal about my experiences, I wish I had. You will remember this training for the rest of your life. You will have good and bad days. Stay motivated and never forget why you're there and why you joined the most powerful military in the world. Always remember to look after your soldiers first. If they fall, help pick them up and motivate them. When you fall, they will be there for you. Always remember, "Army Strong".
Thomas E. Walker
SSG,USA
Blue Ridge Recruiting Station
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
Office 706-632-2017
Cell 678-523-9208
UNCLASSIFIED
Training has been making the days pass quickly. So quickly that I often forget to write my journal entries. A couple of days ago we had to go to the shooting range during rain and fog that lasted all morning into the mid-afternoon. It was so bad we were laying in mud puddles shooting pop-up targets, wearing body armor and helmets to boot! Today we had a 6 mile road march that started at 5AM this morning and didn't end until we got back at 7AM. Most people get blisters, however I am one of the lucky ones that doesn't have to worry about that. Drill sgt. "C" always makes myself and the other tall guys march at the back of the line. The bad part of being in the back is, during a road march the people in the front get strung out and spaced, then the drill sgts yell so the guys will close the gaps and those of us in the back end up running half the time! Oh, the reason they put tall guys in the back is because we have a longer stride and won't leave the short guys behind if we are setting the pace. During road marches we are miserable because we are loaded with 60 lbs. of gear and we're at the mercy of the weather outside. This morning was not bad, other than all the residual water everywhere. We have a specialist in our platoon named "H". "H" is a 28 year old with a ton of wit and a great sense of humor! He is inspiring because he went to college, had a good pencil pushing job making decent money and still chose to serve in the Army. He's here for a lot of the same reasons I am. However, he hurt his balls during GFT, and now he's missing a lot of training this week. It's funny as hell though every time he gets back from the doctor, he gets everyone around the fire guard desk in a semi-circle and pulls out his GIANT, BLUE nuts just to hear us groan and turn away. Nobody here is bashful anymore around each other. I guess when you are forced to shit, shower and shave together, one begins to forget about bashfulness. Well, it's about time for lights out and I have already written an essay tonight, so I'm going to hang up the pen for the night. I love you all at home and I miss you. 16MORE DAYS!!!!!! I'm coming home!!!
Anthony
I am craving a cup of coffee sooooo bad right now! Outside it is cloudy, cold and windy. I don't mind the cold and cloudy, but the windy part SUCKS! Today all we had to do was GFT, which is "Ground Fighting Tactics". It's like wrestling with a bunch of mud and martial arts added in! It's funny in here, because the same shitbags that used to sell drugs, now sell candies and chocolates to the rest of the platoon. Most people change in the military, but there will always be those that refuse!
