Hey everyone,
Well, only a few more weeks! :) This week (finals week, Final Drill, Final PFT, etc.), next week (gas chamber, CRUCIBLE) and the week after (Marine week and Graduation). Graduation can't come fast enough though, lol. But since the time is getting shorter PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ME AFTER AUGUST 24.
If you have written me in the past month and a half and asked some questions that I haven't answered it is because our SDI doesn't give us our mail, but training presses on. I guess when you're in a war zone you won't get mail much either. All well.
So what have I been up to? Well, last week we did the final CFT (Combat Fitness Test), 1800 m run, max ammo can lifts in 2 minutes, and a maneuver under fire course. I improved from my initial. I think I was only a few seconds off on the run from a total perfect score. I think I got between a 290 and a 295 out of 300. We drilled a lot last week prepping for final Drill or the DI's super bowl as we call it. And guess what today was. Yep, final drill. :) I don't think I can express how much drill means to the DI's through writing. Let's put it this way if we lost it would be a long 2 1/2 weeks. Well we went last and... we... did a good job. Not our best performance but still good enough to win. :)
So we go to the crucible next week. I can't wait!
Well time for me to go. Thanks for the letters and the prayers.
-Recruit Chipman
Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
20120805
Hey everyone,
Well another week down! I'm doing really good, we finally got mail. (Well some, we didn't get all of the mail.) Thanks for writing!
This past week was kinda slow. All we did was working parties and drill. It's a good thing I like drill. We drilled for about 8 hrs a day. So, for you marching band people it was basically a really intense 8-8 week.
So I go back to MCRD today. When we get back down there we should get our cami's with our names and U.S Marines on them. I can't wait for that!
Now my turn for questions, have they Olympics started yet? OK, I'm good. :) JK. What is everyone up to? Where is everyone going to school?
Well church is starting. I gtg. Thanks for the letters and the prayers!
-Recruit Chipman
Well another week down! I'm doing really good, we finally got mail. (Well some, we didn't get all of the mail.) Thanks for writing!
This past week was kinda slow. All we did was working parties and drill. It's a good thing I like drill. We drilled for about 8 hrs a day. So, for you marching band people it was basically a really intense 8-8 week.
So I go back to MCRD today. When we get back down there we should get our cami's with our names and U.S Marines on them. I can't wait for that!
Now my turn for questions, have they Olympics started yet? OK, I'm good. :) JK. What is everyone up to? Where is everyone going to school?
Well church is starting. I gtg. Thanks for the letters and the prayers!
-Recruit Chipman
20120801
Hey everyone,
Sorry I haven't responded to any questions lately, We haven't gotten mail in about 2 1/2 weeks. But life and training still goes on. One month from now I'll be down with boot camp. In 3 weeks plus about 10 hours I'll be a US Marine. This week has been going by kinda slow. All we do is get up, do our morning routine, go to chow, then get split up into working parties around the base. we are with Marines, not the DI's but we are still treated like crap. I can't wait to be treated like an individual again, lol. :) But it's all part of the recruit training experience.
Good news, I was sitting reading my BOM during square away time tonight and some came up and asked someone questions about the church. We talked for a little bit and I got him to commit to come to church on Sunday!
Well, gtg. Thanks for the letter and the prayers!
-Recruit Chipman
Sorry I haven't responded to any questions lately, We haven't gotten mail in about 2 1/2 weeks. But life and training still goes on. One month from now I'll be down with boot camp. In 3 weeks plus about 10 hours I'll be a US Marine. This week has been going by kinda slow. All we do is get up, do our morning routine, go to chow, then get split up into working parties around the base. we are with Marines, not the DI's but we are still treated like crap. I can't wait to be treated like an individual again, lol. :) But it's all part of the recruit training experience.
Good news, I was sitting reading my BOM during square away time tonight and some came up and asked someone questions about the church. We talked for a little bit and I got him to commit to come to church on Sunday!
Well, gtg. Thanks for the letter and the prayers!
-Recruit Chipman
Saturday, August 4, 2012
20120729
Hey everyone,
Well another week down.This past week was Field Week. Monday we hiked up to our campsite and had some classes on IED's (Improvised Explosive Device) and tactical formations. After that we did 3 Assault Courses. Those were CRAZY FUN. They were down in the dirt with a rifle. After we finished the courses, we had dirt everywhere. :) Tuesday we had classes on navigation and did a day land navigation course and a night land course. Wednesday we came back to the squad bay and learned about Table II, the second half of rifle qual. Thursday we shot Table II for practice and Friday was qual. for Table II. Perfect score is 100 I shot a 95. I'm a little frustrated because I couldn't hear one of the shooting drills we were suppose to do so I dropped a couple shots, but all well I still got a better score that like 95% of the platoon and probably the company. :) So over all on rifle I scored a 328, 233 Table I and 95 Table II. Expert (the best qual. you can get) is from 305 to 350, so I'm a rifle expert!! :)
On Friday night, we did a night assault course with flares, barbed wire, obstacles, walls, and bridges. That was the best part of the week! So funny story. On this course when a flare goes off you immediately get down with your weapon up and you don't move at all. You just scan your surroundings with your eyes. Well I was at the end of the course waiting to be cleared out and there was one other recruit ahead of me when a flare when off. So I get down and point my barrel to the left so I wouldn't flag the other recruit. Well this recruit forgot he was suppose to get down until a couple of DI's yelled at him to get down. Guess what he did. Fell down right on top of my barrel. Brilliant man, just brilliant. :) He got yelled at again. LOL.
Saturday we took weapons completely apart and cleaned them. This week was probably my favorite so far. And now I'm in the 3rd Phase! Almost done!
Well I gtg. Thanks for the letters and prayers! See you soon!
-Recruit Chipman
Well another week down.This past week was Field Week. Monday we hiked up to our campsite and had some classes on IED's (Improvised Explosive Device) and tactical formations. After that we did 3 Assault Courses. Those were CRAZY FUN. They were down in the dirt with a rifle. After we finished the courses, we had dirt everywhere. :) Tuesday we had classes on navigation and did a day land navigation course and a night land course. Wednesday we came back to the squad bay and learned about Table II, the second half of rifle qual. Thursday we shot Table II for practice and Friday was qual. for Table II. Perfect score is 100 I shot a 95. I'm a little frustrated because I couldn't hear one of the shooting drills we were suppose to do so I dropped a couple shots, but all well I still got a better score that like 95% of the platoon and probably the company. :) So over all on rifle I scored a 328, 233 Table I and 95 Table II. Expert (the best qual. you can get) is from 305 to 350, so I'm a rifle expert!! :)
On Friday night, we did a night assault course with flares, barbed wire, obstacles, walls, and bridges. That was the best part of the week! So funny story. On this course when a flare goes off you immediately get down with your weapon up and you don't move at all. You just scan your surroundings with your eyes. Well I was at the end of the course waiting to be cleared out and there was one other recruit ahead of me when a flare when off. So I get down and point my barrel to the left so I wouldn't flag the other recruit. Well this recruit forgot he was suppose to get down until a couple of DI's yelled at him to get down. Guess what he did. Fell down right on top of my barrel. Brilliant man, just brilliant. :) He got yelled at again. LOL.
Saturday we took weapons completely apart and cleaned them. This week was probably my favorite so far. And now I'm in the 3rd Phase! Almost done!
Well I gtg. Thanks for the letters and prayers! See you soon!
-Recruit Chipman
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