Caleb called last night which was a big surprise. So far, all his phone calls have been in the early afternoon. He said that some of the other privates are making life a bit harder for everyone in the platoon. Evidently some of them keep breaking rules which has resulted in the entire platoon moving back to red phase which is the strictest and hardest phase of all. Caleb said that the training is becoming more specialized so he enjoys it but it sounds like he is just tired of being around guys that are very immature. It appears that Caleb has done a bit of growing up himself.
One of the guys just came back from the army hospital and he brought a Babe Ruth with him. Unfortunately, the drill sergeants caught him with it and they made him eat it while the rest of the platoon watched. Then everyone had to do a lot of extra PT. I guess I won't be trying to send Caleb any more Snickers bars. It's a good thing I gave him the heads up about them being hidden in the box so he didn't open it in front of anyone. He said that he got rid of the evidence as fast as he could.
It sounds like he is receiving his mail a little quicker too. He received all of our letters and care packages so far. He got the last set of letters along with the chap stick in about a weeks time.
Caleb says he doesn't have much time to write. Every third night he has to wake up in the middle of the night for Fireguard Duty. That means he gets to clean and when he is done with the cleaning, he simply has to stay awake until his 2 hours is over. He usually writes letters to help him stay awake but it sounds like that is the only time he has to write.
If you haven't had a chance to send Caleb a letter, I know he would really appreciate. Thanksgiving will be a bit lonely for him this year.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Kim
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