Day 3

Today was a little later start than normal. That was a nice thing, but I actually woke up feeling worse than the day before. I guess that is the three straight long days kicking in. Oh how it will feel when PT kicks in.

The first thing I did this am was that I went and got vehicle decals for Katie and I's cars. The process wasn't long at all but it is nice that they ask you to come to the front of the line if you are in your ACU's.

The next thing on the day was personal PT. My hall-mate Mike and I wanted to run on the track that we will use for the PT test, so we went and tried it out. To let you know how big the track was, it only takes 3 laps to make the 2-mile run. We ran for about 45 minutes and I was dead and cold afterward.

In the afternoon we had some cool intro classes for Army chaplaincy and it was cool to hear from current Chaplains who have been down range and what kind of experience and knowledge I am getting from quality instructors while at Fort Jackson.

After class we went and got some more Tactical Assault gear. I got my: Army sleeping system, gas mask, and Kevlar battle vest (man is that sucker heavy, but like the Sergeant said, we Chaplains cannot complain because we do not have to also carry a weapon and ammunition).

For dinner Chaplain Lavoie took me to Subway for driving him around with me today, it was a nice gift from him, but it was nothing because his car died yesterday and I was already going everywhere else he was going.

Tomorrow am will be early again as I have medical in processing. Some people today started at 0700 and didn't get done till 1500, so who really knows how long it will take. After that we have our initial weigh-in, it will be interesting to see what my starting point is and how much my goal will be for how much weight I want\need to lose.

Also something random, another plus of being the youngest student in the class is that I am responsible for carrying the Chaplain Corps crest pin on my person at all times and when in class I have to put it on a mantle that is in the front of the class. Today was my first day of bringing it and making sure it was in place.

Adios..