Answers to Questions

QUESTIONS:
1. Pass in Review on Thursday 9/2?
a. I’m still not sure the details but yes, it is on that day.

2. You have to move to non-recruit side the day right after Pass in Review?
a. Not right after. I have a few hours but not the rest of the day.

3. Do you have liberty Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?
a. Yes probably. More details later.

4. What are restrictions?
a. Not sure what we can and can’t do on liberty?

5. Any friends with guys going SWCC?
a. All my friends in the division are going SWCC except Butts, who lost his Air Rescue contract for medical reasons. He’s now a CTR.

6. Will you stay at the Great Lakes for a week or two for prep before Coronado?
a. Probably.

7. Food? You never mentioned it. Edible? SOS? Spam? Info.
a. It’s dorm-quality. Not good or bad enough to write about. Better than expected though.

8. Favorite food?
a. Mac and cheese day is awesome. As is personal pizza day.

9. Food you miss the most?
a. Good burgers and breakfast food.

10. Where do you want to go and eat when home?
a. A good breakfast place and 5 Guys and Mickey Finns but I don’t think I can drink so forget that.

11. What do you want me to cook?
a. Flank steak but I don’t know how liberty is going to work yet.

12. What do you like the most?
a. Love SPEC war PT so far. And the few times we can let loose a little.

13. What do you like the least?
a. Not being able to EAT! I miss my 5000 calorie diet.

14. Harder or easier than you thought?
a. It’s different than I expected. I adjusted better than I thought.

15. Pistols/shot guns? How did you do?
a. I qualified and had no safety unsatisfactories. Past that, don’t know.

16. Battle Stations? When? What do you know about it? Or is it a secret? I can get info.
a. They tell us nothing other than it’s 12 hours all night Thursday 26-27 morning.

17. Education Petty Officer? Hardest part/easiest?
a. I like learning this info but I get 30 stupid questions a day. There’s about 2-3 people who just over think it and lose sight of what they need to know.

18. Section Leader? What is it?
a. Never mind, I’m not going to be one. They are in charge of about 15 recruits.

19. Do you still have to do Watch?
a. There’s a main watch 24/7 that’s made up of 25 people on rotation. At night, they add a 2nd guy from the other 60 of us. It’s 2 hours. I’ve done it 3 times total and 1 was on P-days. That was the first night and it stunk. It always stinks to get watch but I don’t get put on that often so far. The “permanent” watch has actual stuff to do but the extra guy just stays awake and stands there. It’s a 4 hour shift during the day and 2 hours after sunset.