Day 20: Had our first Pt test today. I was nervous about my run since I have only ran twice at Pt. I did better than I thought; I dropped 4 minutes off my run time and was able to control breathing. It gave me a big boost of confidence! We headed to a field and did pugil stick fighting for the rest of the morning and afternoon. We learned combat fighting with our weapons and then had competitions with each platoon. We had a company-wide tournament at the end. It was actually a fun day and everyone was able to get aggressions out. It kind of reminded me of a high school pep rally since we were all cheering & cutting up. It was decent weather until it down-poured, but that just created more fun for us as we got all muddy. We got more personal time today. It's still strange how my life has changed. I am spending my Saturday evening washing clothes, writing letters, catching up on the blog and going to sleep at 2100.
Day 21: First time in 4 weeks that I was able to get 8 hours of sleep. I was able to go to mass which is the only thing that reminds me of home. It is a 3 hour event just to go to the service since we have to wait for the bus for one hour each way.
We had a formation before lunch chow where we phased into the white phase officially. BCT is already much better since, instead of 45 minutes of personal time, we have almost 3 hours. The formations are all soldier led also.
I can't believe that I have been here for 4 weeks now. Time has been moving more quickly. We had a company-wide meeting to discuss a suicide attempt that many soldiers witnessed. I did not see it or know the person. Many people are having issues but I have my head on straight. You cannot bring personal issues to BCT or it will effect you negatively since it is such a stressful environment. They also keep telling us to remind family/friends back home not to tell us things what will worry us.
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