Happy Valentine's Day! We received another letter from Chris this week. He seems to be doing really well. He does say that he is hungry all the time. I guess that's because he is very active and doesn't have a lot of time for snackin'. He needs all your letters of encouragement! Please remember the rules of writing - letters should be in plain, white envelopes with no designs and I found out that cards sent to recruits are often read out loud to the entire platoon. Please keep this in mind.
Today marks the end of Week Three. This week, Chris started training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to learn hand to hand combat. Tuesday, they learned how to fight with pugil sticks. These are the weapons that look like huge q-tips and is an introduction to bayonet training. I know this all sounds pretty scary but the Drill Instructors will make sure he is very well trained so he stays safe. They did some circuit training (an exercise course made up of stations) and ran the obstacle course.
The platoon is also spending a lot of time on the "parade deck" learning how to move as a unit and how to perform the manual of arms correctly. There are about 62 different movements they must learn to do CORRECTLY. This is something the platoon and the Drill Instructors pride themselves on. This is also an activity that they will compete in with other platoons to see which is the best!
Until next week.
20 days down - 68 to go!
Today marks the end of Week Three. This week, Chris started training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to learn hand to hand combat. Tuesday, they learned how to fight with pugil sticks. These are the weapons that look like huge q-tips and is an introduction to bayonet training. I know this all sounds pretty scary but the Drill Instructors will make sure he is very well trained so he stays safe. They did some circuit training (an exercise course made up of stations) and ran the obstacle course.
The platoon is also spending a lot of time on the "parade deck" learning how to move as a unit and how to perform the manual of arms correctly. There are about 62 different movements they must learn to do CORRECTLY. This is something the platoon and the Drill Instructors pride themselves on. This is also an activity that they will compete in with other platoons to see which is the best!
Until next week.
20 days down - 68 to go!
