Chris Is On His Way

Today we received a letter from Chris. He wrote one to Daniel and one to Dad. Aside from being extremely homesick, he is doing well. He is in a platoon which he considers to be better than the other 2 platoons in the Company when it comes to marching and drill. He said he is going to church and when he does he thinks about us and home a lot.

He is on his third week, but the second week of training. The first week does not count since it's considered receiving week. During that week they get physicals, shots, uniform issue, a beautiful haircut and much more. At the end of the first week, they greet their Drill Instructors and perform an initial Physical Fitness Test which it's used as a base.

We have been blogging with his Drill Instructor over the past few days. He is great in that he gives us a minute by minute schedule of what the platoon is doing during the day. He is the Company Gunnery Sergeant who is in charge of the Drill Instructors. Isn't technology Great!!

If you have a chance, please send him a note. He would be extremely happy to receive a note from you. We are the only contact to the "outside" world he has. He would LOVE to hear from you. If you need his address, send me an e-mail and I will send it. I cannot post it here.

5 Days down and 75 more to go.