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I just received a letter from Nick DeBrita.
I get the impression he's had happier times
such is life in the military (remind me to relate the story about how my brother belted his sargent during the last week of boot camp... LOL)
here it is, straight from Nick, currently learning all he needs to know about how to protect our liberties:
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(I love how he begins this: "JIM, PLEASE POST THIS LETTER ON THE FORUM. PARDON THE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. THATS THE ONLY WAY WE ARE ALLOWED TO WRITE.") man, and I thought my *mom* was strict... LOL
Now's it going? It really sucks here. The first week was the worst. The first night we didn't get any sleep at all. We were doing processing stuff all night and the next day. It sucked big time. During our first issue, we got sneakers. Mine weren't laced up so I started to lace them up. A guy came over and started screaming in my face for lacing them up. 20 minutes later, another guy starts screaming at me for NOT lacing them up. It wasnt cool at all.
My shipmates are pretty cool. There are a few idiots and there are a few jerks. Ive gotten into a few shouting matches already. It drives me nuts when people dont listen and they mess things up. I am not afraid to tell people how I feel.
The food here sucks. Breakfast is the same thing every day. Scrambled eggs, bacon, French toast. Every day. The whole eating experience sucks. No talking and not time. You have 10 minutes from when the last person sits down. Eat it now, taste it later.
When we are marching to class, we go past a standard missile w/ Terrier booster. The only problem is, we arent allowed to look around. We have to look straight ahead.
I am really missing the comforts of home right now. I havent heard music in two weeks. I havent been on the forum either!
My graduation day is April 2nd. That weekend, Ill get on the computer and say Hi.
Ill write a few more letters. Hopefully I will get a few from you guys.
See you later.
Sr. DeBrita, Nicholas
DIV135 Ship 10
Recruit Training Command
3301 Indiana St.
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3127
I get the impression he's had happier times
such is life in the military (remind me to relate the story about how my brother belted his sargent during the last week of boot camp... LOL)
here it is, straight from Nick, currently learning all he needs to know about how to protect our liberties:
========================
(I love how he begins this: "JIM, PLEASE POST THIS LETTER ON THE FORUM. PARDON THE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. THATS THE ONLY WAY WE ARE ALLOWED TO WRITE.") man, and I thought my *mom* was strict... LOL
Now's it going? It really sucks here. The first week was the worst. The first night we didn't get any sleep at all. We were doing processing stuff all night and the next day. It sucked big time. During our first issue, we got sneakers. Mine weren't laced up so I started to lace them up. A guy came over and started screaming in my face for lacing them up. 20 minutes later, another guy starts screaming at me for NOT lacing them up. It wasnt cool at all.
My shipmates are pretty cool. There are a few idiots and there are a few jerks. Ive gotten into a few shouting matches already. It drives me nuts when people dont listen and they mess things up. I am not afraid to tell people how I feel.
The food here sucks. Breakfast is the same thing every day. Scrambled eggs, bacon, French toast. Every day. The whole eating experience sucks. No talking and not time. You have 10 minutes from when the last person sits down. Eat it now, taste it later.
When we are marching to class, we go past a standard missile w/ Terrier booster. The only problem is, we arent allowed to look around. We have to look straight ahead.
I am really missing the comforts of home right now. I havent heard music in two weeks. I havent been on the forum either!
My graduation day is April 2nd. That weekend, Ill get on the computer and say Hi.
Ill write a few more letters. Hopefully I will get a few from you guys.
See you later.
Sr. DeBrita, Nicholas
DIV135 Ship 10
Recruit Training Command
3301 Indiana St.
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3127