4/17/09

4/17/09
They are all back in red phase because of the candy thing and they are all really mad. That means 30 second showers, 2 minutes to eat, and all that good stuff from when they first started. They are also not getting their mail. He got to drive the tank and Humvee yesterday and he enjoyed that. It was just 4Th platoon so it was more chill (Chuck's words not mine). When they are in the barracks they have to sit in the hall, unless they are cleaning or sleeping. He went back to the clinic about his shoulder today. They put him on restrictions and gave him some ibuprofen and a muscle relaxer. The Dr. thinks it's a pulled muscle. The final PT test is tomorrow, but he's not sure if he can take it because of his restrictions. He passed the 3 tests he took the other day. Just one more left but that's when they are out at the FOB for the week. He was told that there is a minimum score of 270 on the PT test, but he hasn't heard that from the DS yet. He wanted everyone to know that he probably won't be able to get letters out for a while. He found out that he needs to get 230 to qualify for the EIC (excellence in Cavalry) award. He is the only one from his platoon that is qualified. He will have to go in front of the promotion board and write essays if he passes the PT test. They are still telling him that he can't take his PT test tomorrow so he's upset about that. The make-up date is the day after they come back from the FOB, march 20k back from the FOB. He's hoping he can do it tomorrow and not have to wait, since he felt bad after the 15k march. He finally got some mail tonight. Got some from me, mom, and grandma.