I was instructed to practice and have The Soldier's Creed memorized by the next Future Soldier Training day. So I set my camera up and practiced with it recording. 

I spent the better portion of Wednesday morning through the afternoon visitin my unit, getting my pay paperwork taken care of, got my schedule for doing drills with my unit, starting April 11. Had the great fortune of learning that I may be able to reclassify to Military Police prior to basic training--which would be SO AWESOME! I'm so hyped and hope that this really works out! Finally, I went to the park and ran three quarters of a mile, and next week I plan to run one complete mile. 

Onward, ever upward. Forward, never backward! 

Go David Strong! HOOAH!!

One thing I have seen in video and read a lot from many personal accounts from military recruits online is the matter of waiting.  Apparently the saying about military life goes something like quick, hurry, wait, and wait some more, or something like that.  More importantly it starts long before you ever get into military life, beginning in the recruiting process.  There's been a lot of hurrying and then waiting.  In my case, I spoke with my recruiter on Tuesday and I told him that we can resume this process, whereupon he said that I'll probably go take the physical on Friday (yesterday), Monday or Tuesday.  Now I know it seems unreasonable to complain as it's not even Monday yet, but my issue not what it seems.  It's just that I need enough prior notice so that I can take the day off.  So if I get a call from him the day before I'm scheduled to go to MEPS it will be really difficult for me to take off from work.  My boss will give me a look that all people who like putting bread on the table will dread.  Savvy?

So here I am hoping he'll call me like today or Sunday at the latest so that I can schedule an absence and square away preparations for the person that has to stand in for me at work.  ARGGgg!!! *frustrated*

Waiting and loose ends are not my cup o' tea!