Today was our first PT test. It is just the 1-1-1 assessment. I was glad I had gotten IV fluids yesterday, as I felt much better. I was only able to perform 1 good pushup, but there were quite a few other females struggling with them too. I did better with sit-ups, getting 25. My leg muscles were sore from running around the compound in boots (we never walk anywhere!), which made the sit-ups harder. The run went better than I thought. I ran the whole time, and finished in 10:20. I was one of the very last people, but it was one of my better times, so hopefully I'll continue to improve.
After stretching, we got time to quickly shower before marching to breakfast. After breakfast, we were then issued our M-16 rifle. It is definitely heavy at first, but I know I'll get used to it. We are required to have it within arms reach of us at all time, except when using the latrine which you leave it with your Battle Buddy. I didn't feel to uncomfortable with it. I've thought about naming my rifle, but do not have any good ideas yet.
The rest of the day was spent in the classroom finishing the Combat Lifesaver Care. We'll be tested on it tomorrow. I had studied while at sick call, and it was basically common sense, so I wasn't worried.
There is about 220 soldiers in our company, so it takes awhile to file in and out of a room. I ended up in a group that didn't get out on time according to the DS, and got "smoked". Nothing too bad, though.
One thing I really miss so far is my contact lenses. We have to all wear safety glasses at all times and mine have prescription inserts. They are very uncomfortable and mess with my depth perception. At least for graduation we get to wear our BCG's and our group was one of the first to get the new ones which actually look like normal glasses.
Mixed in with class, we've also had several briefings. One from our company commander, one from the chaplain, one from our 1SG, and one from a National Guard liaison.
Every night at Hydration Formation, we also say The Soldier's Creed. I'm definitely glad I had that already memorized! The amount of things we need to study and memorize is growing, but since our platoon has a hard time staying quiet, we haven't had any personal time thus far.
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