These are the remaining video logs that I recorded while at Annual Training.

We are finally in the last week of annual training and I very happy to be breaking everything down to return home.  Today we are running our MCT operations basically at 40% and working only until 1200 hours.  After today we are totally focused on recovery, as I said in my previous Annual Training post, such as cleaning weapons, washing our clothing, and returning unit items back to the conex.  Yesterday we washed and refueled the vehicles that we checked out and returned them--it was actually kind of fun at the washrack cleaning them. 

To some or maybe a lot of you, a lot of the things I'm talking about are probably foreign, since I have learned that the majority of my audience on this blog and YouTube are Future Soldiers (some future Airmen, Sailors, Marines and my family members and friends).  But I think you all will catch on if you keep up. :)

Right now I am sitting in the Forward Operating Base's MWR (Morale.Welfare.Recreation) tent where my unit's operations has been housed these 20 some odd days of our stay.  Most of our stuff is packed up and we're literally chillin'! lol  After we leave here at noon, we'll do an AAR (After Action Review) and then go to the half-mile running track to do 30-60s as a unit.  Originally it was just my squad leader and I that were going to run, then my platoon sergeant got wind of what we were planning to do for PT (physical training) today and therefore made it mandatory for the entire unit.  Sergeants are funny that way.

Tonight I want to relax and eat a big juicy cheesebuger!  I'll update this blog post (below) with a photo of it if I manage to get one today. ;) 

For the past few weeks I have been battling a cold and cough that wouldn't go away.  Yesterday, the symptoms reached such a severity that I was finally told to go to sick call.  I was examined, given medicine and put on 24 hours quarters yesterday morning and was sent back to the barracks to rest.  I felt very bad that I had to leave my unit short one person while we were already working with a skeleton crew of five, but I was equally, if not more, overjoyed at the fact that I could just lay down and sleep..  After about six to eight hours of sleep I eventually got up and read more of copy of Stephen King's novel "Under the Dome".  The book was intoxicating to read, scary and riveting!  I finally finished it today.

Today I feel a little better now that I have an antibiotic, sudafed and other medicines to help me battle this sickness.  But I can tell you that it isn't going away without a fight.  My head aches throughout the day with any amount of strain on my body and I've been getting short of breath.  In fact, when I told the doctor (the lieutenant colonel) that I had shortness of breath, that is when he added the 24 hours quarters to my medical profile.  I'm still having trouble breathing, but I'm praying that it will a go away soon.

In a few days the FOB will be empty and my unit will be able to return our borrowed vehicles and equipment, and return to the contonement area to do recovery, clean, and pack to fly out by the end of next week.  I checked my LES (Leaves and Earnings Statement) and can't wait to get paid so that I my cover my bills.

Lastly, once I get home I plan to have a marathon movie day at the movie theater watching all the major films that I've been itching to see this month:  Harry Potter, Captain  America, Aliens & Cowboys, The Smurfs, Crazy Stupid Love and more.  Obviously, I won't be able to see all of these films in a day, but I definitely plan to start with Harry Potter!