Day 62

Day 57 of BCT

Daylight savings during the nights so we didn't get our usual hour of sleep. Kind of a bummer with Victory Forge coming up. Wake up was at 0545 and we headed to chow. Today starts duty week for out platoon. We will be busting our butts for sure. After a good breakfast, we had personal time. I caught up on writing letters and my blog and then finished packing for Victory Forge. I'm relieved to have my PT test behind me, but nervous about the next week in the field. We have a 10 mile march that I'm sure will be tough.
Lunch time chow was not so great. The salad bar was empty so I got very little to eat. My DS saw my tray and called me out (I think he used my first name too...weird). When I explained the empty salad bar the DS's were all over the staff to get it filled. Good thing dinner was only a few hours away.
The afternoon was spent cleaning the company vehicles and around outside. We were all hoping for a phone call home, but our DS was so busy getting ready for Victory Forge that it never happened. I was bummed since my family doesn't know I finally passed the PT test and will be graduating.
After dinner we did more cleaning outside and then more prep for Vic Forge. We made sure our squads were all on the same page and that our assault bags were all packed with the required items.
We then had personal time and took our last showers for the next week. Hydration formation and lights up were bumped up 30 minutes so we're up and ready early tomorrow. Of course I had fireguard on the eve of Vic Forge from 2130-2230.
Today was my parent's anniversary. Wish I'd been able to call and wish them a Happy Anniversary. :-(