Got our first letter from Mark today…took long enough, right? Well, there’s an explanation…
He wrote the letter on July 7th. Obviously he’s busy, and he’s got some guys and girls (detailers) who live to make his life chaotic. He does not have a lot of time, and he hurries through the time he has. So our letter never got fully addressed. To the credit of the US Post Office, not only did this half-addressed letter make it to Warwick, but it further made it to Florida! I take back all the bad things I’ve ever said about our postal employees…
Mark sounds well, and he says he’s doing well. The days aren’t “so hard” but can be “annoying”. He’s got no time to write letters, so ours was written during a class on small memo paper. I guess the subject matter didn’t interest him.
He’s been issued a rifle which he says he had not drilled with as of the 7th, but I did see pictures just today of his Company drilling. He’s hit the O-Course (enjoyed it). He’s been drown proofed and hammered in the water, but we took a weekend swim seminar last winter that he says kept him fresh as a daisy…
He’s running with the track and cross country teams over the summer. He was considering rowing crew, but the crew team practices three times a day and starts each day at 4 AM. No thank you…
He’s been taking validation tests and sitting in a few classes (the “best times” because he can sit in an AC environment). Sitting in itself is a privilege (he won’t be able to sit anywhere outdoors until June of 2009).
They’re just over two weeks in with three to go. Almost there! Can’t wait to see him in August.