Saturday, July 30, 2011

Reception: (3/3)

Today (Saturday) we actually got to sleep in til 0500! We went back to the barracks between chow. I was able to get caught up on laundry and packed the duffel for Monday. I am excited & anxious for Monday and read to get it over with!

Reception: (2/3)

Its 2100 and the DS made us all go to sleep. We have to hurry everywhere: to chow, get up in the mornings, to formations, showers, etc. It gets stressful because we are always running short on time.

Today was better than the previous ones sinCe we are almost through with inprocessing. I had 6 shots at 6AM which were not too bad.

One thing that we have to worry about is heat casualties. So far, 10 soldiers have been taken to the hospital this week. We are always carrying canteens around to stay hydrated. If we end up at the hospital then we will not get the chance to attend BCT Monday.

We are required to wear full ACU's (Army Combat Uniforms) now. I hope my feet heal and my boots break in soon!

Reception: (1/3)

When I arrived at Ft. Jackson on Sunday (17th) and was first introduced to the DS (Drill Sergeant), I didn't think reception would be too bad. I was wrong! Since arriving Sunday, we have had 3 hours of sleep. Sunday night, we spent the wee hours of the morning standing at attention outside the barracks because some idiot decided to sell drugs. Monday (18th) started bright at early at 4AM. After chow, we had to go to a survey meeting. The funny thing is that we were all half asleep and signed up to attend a volunteer meeting. Come to find out the meeting is scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) at 12AM.

Yesterday (19th) was such a long day. We were issued uniforms, went to medical and received our boots. Everybody is always yelling at us, including the other females in my platoon.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Current Address

Unfortunately, I cannot publish Stacy's current address due to privacy issues; however, if you would like Stacy's address, please email Jamie (jamiermulvaney@yahoo.com) or Stephanie (stephanie.wassel@yahoo.com) and we can send you the information ASAP.

I will have a posting later this week from Stacy so stay tuned!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Day 3

Stacy called in and spoke with Mom and Dad today during a short break. She is tired and busy. Below is a picture she sent today:

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Day 0

I decided to start up a blog so that family and friends can be informed of all the fun stuff I'll be doing during my journey into the Army. I can't believe that I will be leaving Savannah in just a couple of hours. The past couple of months have flown by! I started the long process of entering the U.S. Army back in December. I decided to apply to Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was accepted the last week of March. I found out my ship date the first week of April. I was a bit surprised to find out that I would be leaving in just 3 short months, in the middle of summer! But, I am honored to have the opportunity to attend OCS.

My sister, Stephanie, will update the blog via letters I will send to her since I will not have access to the internet. I am anxious and excited about this journey and look forward to all of the opportunities that will present itself within the U.S. Army.