Another Letter

Feb 20
Hi Baby we just got back from our FTX's (feild training excersizes) and boy some of the stuff was cool, but the weather was horrible! So the first day we wake up at 0300 then we get dressed in full battle rattle and ACU's and we ate our first MRE's and you know whatthey aren't that bad almost good, I had cheese tortellini oh no I had beef enchiladasthat one was gross! So off we went into the rainy morning and two hours later and 6 miles later we were at the FOB (forward operating base). It was pretty neat we got to sleep in huts but the only heat was a little stove, that we had to collect wood for from around the FOB. We did TCP training(?,)IED hunt(?), squad movements, OP4, and QRF (quick reaction force). At nights we had tower guard they were like tree houses we had 4 at the corners of the FOB. For lunch that day I had cheese tortellini it was good they have thier own energy bars called "Hooah" bars, and peanut butter and crackers, and cinnamon apples, chicklets, and a drink. We had feild chow that night, and feild chow the next morning. Another MRE for lunch this time it was pot roast and veggies in gravy. It was good. It had chocolate peanut butter (yummy) everyone tradesthings like baseball cards here. The next morning was today and we put out our fires, cleaned up, ate chow,and transed home. then we had to clean all of the equipment up and put it away. Then we had to clean our weapons for three hours because we shot blanks and they make your weapon really dirty. Finally at like 1600 we got to shower...... oh that was just awesome. We are supposed to go to blue phase on monday so that is exciting. Now it is only twoo weeks from today til basic is over, it is about time. Tomorrow we go and get our class A's, we are pumped it will be so cool and feel so official. We have the dentist on Monday for my root canal and we are supposed to have a 10kso we will see if that happens. Next big thing is our PT test and the day before our pass we do our last FTX and it is a 10k, we get back at 0000 because that night we do the right of passsage, remember the live tower fire overhead and low crawl? WEll that was my week. I got my package yesterday and they are great (suger free cough drops). I love you I hope your week was good. Hi babies, Daddy loves you!
xxx oooo Me!
hooah!