Yesterday we got a letter in the mail from Adam that was dated from last Saturday, he said that his detail (the job each individual has to keep up with each day) is "Bed Alligner" which just means each morning and night he has to make sure all of the beds are lined up and the same distance apart. He said it was really easy!! He mentioned that they gave him the nickname of "Hunchy" because of his back, but said he didn't mind because it seemed harmless when they said that. But, he is definitely sounding more upbeat during his letters!!
Then, today he was able to call and talk for 30 minutes; their unit did their details without any direction and that is how they earned the long call; he said it has been a really tough week and 2 of the guys were recycled. Apparently their TI flipped out at them earlier in the week because she had found a gum wrapper (they are NOT allowed to chew gum) and made them stand up against the wall, flipped all of their beds over, yelled in their faces, threw their stuff from their lockers at them, and after making them pick up all their stuff and neatly re-fold it all while shouting at them, made them do push ups for 2 HOURS! It sounds like a nightmare to me, but he said he stayed calm and just did what he was told and got through it. AAHHH!! He also said that one of the guys slapped another guy's butt in the shower and got sent back to Week 0. He has his official "Sit Up PT Test" on Wednesday, but has been practicing a lot and is only 6 off from what he needs to be, so he is not nervous about that any longer. He likes most of the guys in his unit and even said he has made a lot of friends, but there are still a few guys that seem to clash with everyone else and cause problems out of the 54 of them!! He gets his official blue uniform tomorrow and gets his name stitched into the uniforms he already has as well!! He said that most of the tough stuff should be over except for BEAST week (out in the wilderness) which is week 6. I reminded him that we are almost half way and he sounded very excited about that and we talked about the plans for the weekend we come down!! This week should be a good week and hopefully he will be able to call again next weekend as well!!
2 comments:
Rachel you must have been so excited to hear from Adam and have such a nice talk. PLEASE let him know the next time he calls how proud I am of him and how great he is doing. You are truly blessed to have such a great Husband as you already know. I love your BLOG it allows us all to know how Adam on a regular basis and also how everyone down in Bath is doing. Give Andrew a BIG kiss for me and tell him to give you one for me back.
Love You Bunches Dad
I know you told us all of this, but how awesome. Pa and I are so very proud of Adam & wish him all of the best. It won't be long now before Riley is born and you will be flying out to see your honey and have some family time that you four deserve. Bet daddy is very excited to see his big boy & little boy. We love you all.
Pa & Ma
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