19AUGØ9

We are finally in week Ø2 after a long weekend forming our company and being picked up by our Company Commanders.  We seem to be experiencing troubles meeting our time objectives.  Trying to get 86 people to work together as a team is proving to be challenging.  Some things such as marching go well one minute and then a complete disaster the next.

21 AUG Ø9

Well, we have been told the phrase, “the days drag on but the weeks fly by here in basic training.  All we know right now is the days sure are long!  Yesterday we were issued our pieces  and found out some of them were actually used in WWII.  Many of us felt very honored to be able to train with these pieces from history.  (Although we were all shocked at how heavy they actually were!)

We continue to fail almost every…..well every time objective we are given and it seems to be bumming most of us out.  And boy, do we pay for it!  When it comes to marching we learned a few new movements and one went really well, the other was terrible.  We have had a lot of informative classes and we are learning some important Coast Guard information.

23 AUG  Ø9

Today is Sunday and we are all very grateful because we have some personal time, also known as Divine Hours from Ø8ØØ-13ØØ.  This is our time to catch up on tasks from the week, study, write letters home, and go to the chapel if desired.  We are beginning to get the hang of working as a team by helping each other out where needed, whether it’s making our racks, pressing uniforms, or shining boots.  Yesterday we had a good team building exercise.  As we progress in our training we are getting to learn more about our Company Commanders and what each of them has to offer.  Our Lead Company Commander, BMC Stanton is very tough by fair but we all see it’s because she cares about her service and wants us to be the best.  Chief Reno is very witty so we are constantly being challenged to keep our military bearing around him.  He does however know how to keep us disciplined.  Petty Officer Morgan is very stern.  Each one of our Company Commanders have shared a few stories already that are both motivational and encouraging and we all can’t wait to hear more through training.  We are now venturing into week Ø3 and one of our responsibilities will be standing watch.

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