Wow so lots of things have happened since i have last posted anything on here...i easily passes my fist written test on wed the 26th but even after all kinds of in class coaching 3 of the 12 in our platoon managed to fail it. Because of how i had done on the test, another guy and i were chosen to help the 3 to study all that night to be ready for a retest the next morning. That day was really crazy for me because i was given the job of being class leader which meant that i was responsible for everyone in the platoon and keeping everything organized while making sure everything that needed to be accomplished was taken care of, also we got our equipment/gear that morning and it had to be put together by the following morning......Well i somehow managed to get everything done including actually putting my own gear together (imagine that) and we started driving the next day. one of the few vehicles we drive as 21 victors is called the M1075 PLS (Palitized Loading System) it is a massive 10 wheeled truck that is basically a flatbed truck with a crane built onto it so that it can pick up anything from flat racks loaded with ammunition to dump beds to concrete mixers all in all a very massively universal truck. at the end of that day 2 of the 3 pp retesting had passed and we were becoming very familiar with loading and unloading as well as driving around the PLS. The next few days we became more familiar with the PLS and the final one person who could not pass the written test managed to pass. Then the on Friday the 4th i passed the load/unload portion of the test and now all i need to do is pass the driving test on Mon the 8th. Passing will be easy because i have already driven the route and did well so as long as i dont hit anyone or something like that i am all set. After we all pass the driving tests we begin working with concrete all week which is going to suck because the last few days have been in the high 90s with no sign of it getting any cooler. We gave also been pt-ing like crazy here (even more than at basic) and i have been doing more on my own i scored a 267 on Tuesday the 1st with my best run time and sit ups ever and i want to push myself to a minimum of 180 (at least 90 points in each of the 3 events) with the ultimate goal of getting a 300 (perfect score) on our last pt test on Monday the 14th so we will see what happens with that. I am doing well time is for the most part flying by and i will be done in record time and looking forward to a summer in shorts and a tee shirt!

last time online for a while...

well the waiting is about to come to an end I am finally going to be able to move out of the bay with all the screw ups that i got put in because i got here so early, also my reception starts tomorrow i will get issued all my gear and spend the rest of the day doing paper work. then starting Tue and continuing to Thurs or Fri I will be in classes and taking written tests on the material. Then next Mon i have my first PT test and after i pass that i will get my computer and laptop back ( which i either loose tonight or sometime tomorrow....After all that i will have 2 weeks or so to work with the different construction vehicles i will be driving i will finish up with a week or so of combatives training than i am DONE HERE!

training at ft lost in the woods

so i am sitting here in the USO ( a place for all soldiers to chill out at on the weekends) at ft lost in the woods otherwise known as FT Leonard Wood, not really doing much just enjoying being on my laptop do what i want to do and not having to be waiting on my toes for the next Sargent to walk in and come up with some random odd job for me to preform so i look busy. I have been here for 8 days so far and apparently i got randomly sent here early because my class of 21 victors does not begin until this Mon something i look forward to because although my training is only 4+ weeks long and i am getting payed just to sit around here i just cannot wait to start and then be done then maybe be able enjoy this summer a little bit and even get a tan ( something that did not happen last summer at FT Knox)