23 June 2011
Wake up call was at 03:30 this morning. Our orders were to be in formation by 04:30 so we could be to chow by 04:45. We had a busy day planned for us.
At 06:30 we arrived at the Reception building for two more shots and to receive the results of our TB tests. Mine was negative, but unfortunately 2 of the guys had positive tests and have to undergo further testing (one was from Vietnam and the other from Camaroon).
We found out that we would ship next Tuesday, 28 June 2011. I believe our expected graduation date is 01 Sept 2011, but not 100% sure yet. Should know for sure next week.
We spent the majority of the day fixing any problems anyone had during in-processing. Made for a long day because all we did was sit and wait. About 90% of us have been cleared to ship to Basic Training with at least another 8% expected to be cleared tomorrow.
I was appointed Bay leader of the 68 guys in our Bay. All the job entails is coordinating "Fire Guard" duties as well as CQ duties. Fairly easy except dealing with a few morons. It's kind of funny because all of a sudden everyone in the bay thinks that I have all the answers. So I fixed that problem and appointed an assistant bay leader, Jordan, to answer any questions. Jordan is a sophomore at VMI (Virginia Military Institute) and is in their ROTC program. He has been a great help, which has allowed me to concentrate on other duties.
It has been a long week, but at least we have a tentative time table.
Matthew
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