2nd Letter

Before Kelsey and I left for school Friday, I remembered that I didn't check the mailbox when I got home from work on Thursday so Kelsey went to check the mailbox to see if we got a letter and to our surprise we did! What a wonderful way to start our Friday morning!
When I spoke to Caleb last Sunday, I asked that he describe his day from start to finish. I decided to type his entire letter. Currently he is in the white phase of boot camp which is not quite as bad as the red phase so it sounds like he spends a lot of time on the gun range.

Heya family,
So pretty boring around the house now? Ooh, did y'all get the 360 set up? I know I forgot to do that before leaving, sorry. Well the average day at basic........We wake up at o'deck o'clock and to barracks maintenance for about 45 minutes and then we do PT for an hour and after that we change into ACU's and eat a short breakfast. Then it's a quick march to the BRM range. We usually stop for lunch around 1300 and pick back up in 30-45 minutes till around 1530-1600 when we'll head back and either to more PT or weapons maintenance or have a class or something before dinner at 1800. We may do PT after that if we didn't do it before and then is personal hygiene, final formation and lights out. Not too much to our day but frosty mornings and cold winds. Good experience so far. I understand the drill sets so they don't really get to mess with me much. If you could, send me a box and a pocket size container of kleenex. It's hard enough trying to shoot with full battle rattle on without having snot drip off my face. Fun stuff, though, getting to shoot this M16. By the end of the cycle, I'll get to shoot a .50 caliber too which will make Matt pretty jealous. Getting a sore throat though. I haven't had an opportunity to go to sick call for it. Mostly because I don't want to miss training. On family day, the drill sergeant suggests that instead of getting food here, you go buy food and bring it on base for family day or bring a grill and cook food here. Otherwise we'll be waiting in line for hours for a whopper from BK, not your thing ma. Oh, and wake up? There is an intercom system and wake up goes something like this: 'Fireguard, lights on! Let's go Echo! Wake up! First formation is at 0530 in full winter PT's. Wake up!'
And yeah, it's real loud. No, my stamps haven't been stolen again, yet, it really does feel like a den of thieves in here. Mom, you really do need to start proofreading Dad's letters too. Dad, just because spell check doesn't complain, doesn't mean you used the right version of the word, but song lyrics to more songs are nice, heck, letters period are great. No, we don't get to listen to music either. Ok my fireguard shift is almost over and I'm going to mail this in the morning so until my next letter, love ya and see ya soon. Mom, enjoy your new car. Dad, let Mom proofread, and Kelsey, send more letters.

Basic basically sucks,
Caleb
P.S. These days really do fly by like they're nothin' but more letters make them go faster. Give some of my friends from PR my mailing address like Gabby, Nathan, and Caite. Thanx
Hooah!

Caleb would love more letters so if you have time, please send him a letter. His address is listed in the post titled "Clarification from the Sergeant"
Please call or email me if you have a question. Thanks for supporting and encouraging Caleb through letters and prayers.