Day 5: I woke up feeling much better today & was able to go back to my platoon. Although yesterday was nice & relaxing since I was able to sleep and catch up on my letters, I missed BCT. We practiced D&C with the weapons. We have to be with our weapons at all times, except in the latrine. They are starting to get heavy carrying them around all the time.
We had to sit through more briefings today and started to discuss warfare & the laws associated with it. These long, boring briefings are the worst part of BCT so far.
We had to do some squats for an hour because people do not know how to keep their mouths shut. If we do as we are told and show up in 15 minutes in the right uniform, then BCT isn't so bad. Most of the people here are fresh out of high school. Apparently they do not get the concept of discipline. At least I will be in better shape by the end of BCT.
One thing I have noticed is that all the DS's and the ISG's know my name by now. The ISG asked my mos today to I know they will expect more out of me. They don't necessarily yell at me or call me out.
An incident happened at Defax before dinner tonight and my female DS will be leaving our platoon. I was just starting to respect her. I hope my platoon isn't stuck with a bad DS!
We had 2 females in my platoon on suicide watch. We have only been at BCT for 5 days and they have already quit. One girl got an article 15. BCT is not that bad. Yes, at times, it does suck but when things are bad you turn to your battle buddy or release your thoughts in letters. It's easier and quicker to graduate BCT than to get out of the Army at this point. We are now down to 10 females and 49 males.
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