Completion of the first week

Thursday we were issued our TA-50. (I had no idea either.) It is all the equipment that we will need to have when we go to Camp Bliss for our field training. Everything fit into those huge packs that you see in the truck. Thankfully Cpt Hulen drove his truck over to the CIF where we received our gear so we did not have to walk it back to our lodging facility. It is not really far away but it would not have been fun to walk all the gear back in the heat and humidity.

Friday morning was our first Alpha Company run. Our First Sergent called it the OBC-500 Fun Run. We only ran about a mile and a half with cadences but it was hard for some. Thankfully I have been running a bit with friends so it was not really that bad. I have never run with the cadences before so it was kind of fun. Towards the end one girl began to fake an asthma attack which really frustrated a lot of us. She too is a direct commission and I don't think anyone told her like they told many of us that you can be medically discharged for asthma. I hope she finds out soon and does not continue to cry wolf like that.

My formal welcome to military life happened Friday before we were dismissed for the weekend. Our Company Commander Cpt Wade pulled us all together to remind us to be safe and to travel in groups at all times. He then proceded to remind all the married folks that they were married and he expeccted them to remain that way while at Ft. Sam. He then reminded all of us that are single to be "safe" and make sure that whomever we are with is not an enlisted member of the military as that is super against the rules. He shared with us that he would have no problem ruining our career if he found out we were disresepcting the uniform that we wear.

Last night there was a BBQ behind our lodging building (known as 1384). Cpt Boseski and I went for an hour to go meet some more people. It was interesting to hang out with people that were on the road to get drunk. Some already were drunk when we got there and others were gettign very close. After spending the past three years at a religious school and a religious camp in the summer this is a little different than what I am used to. I met a fellow RN from CA (Melanie I think) who took her NCLEX with Michelle Siemens up in NorCal. Such a small world.

Well today we are off to hang out in San Antonio. We are hoping ot hit the museums and the zoo during the next few weekends to get a taste of the history here. Hope you all have a great weekend!