Starting on a good note. During the obstacle course yesterday, I was usually the first one through each event. The whole platoon stood on the side and cheered. Before yesterday I only chatted with about five guys. Today the majority of the platoon knows my name and is friendly. It’s amazing how gutting it up, showing heart and not quitting will earn the respect of others.
Today was the confidence course. It is individual as well as teamwork. Because of yesterday’s performance, I went first a lot.
The German wall was first, this is a 15 foot incline wall with a rope to climb, followed by five walls to climb. Four guys to a team. The walls ranged from six to eleven feet tall. It was tough but as a team we smoked it. We then had what I call the “Pirate Ship” obstacle, this consists of a 15 foot rope climb, a 20 foot walk across planks, , climbing a 20 foot ladder to the to the top which is about 40 feet tall over all. Then you flip over the edge and climb a cargo net down. Pretty fun. Only about half could do the course due to climbing the rope. Next we had to do the 3 story tower that had no walls. Teams of four had to hoist or find a way to get all the guys all the way up and all the way down.
Bad note today, MRE didn’t have candy; mine had a maple muffin- HUGE disappointment. Almost cried.
Everyone’s body is still pretty much shot after yesterday. After chow the Drill sergeant with the attitude, smoked all of us for about 25 minutes. Overall it was a great day. Wake up is at 0445 tomorrow, so maybe 5 hours of sleep tonight. Study time.
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