The military intelligence exam was really easy! I think I only missed 1 question out of 30, and we needed a 70% (21/30) to pass. The only academic tests I am worried about are the history ones. I’ve heard they’re a doozy. BUT, I will take good notes and study my little butt off in order to pass. I’m not letting a stupid exam stand in my way of graduating OCS!
We sat through a briefing about briefings, and also learned about military staff organization. Blah blah blah. Later tonight is a Bible study at the airborne chapel on Post. It will be great to get away from the “masses” tonight, have some pizza, read the Good Book, and relax. Tomorrow we get to sleep in until 0530 and skip morning PT! Our bodies are in dire need of rest and recovery. The run felt great this morning, but my legs are shot.
Tomorrow we also have LRC, the Leader’s Reaction Course. It’s set up kind of like an obstacle course, where each squad has challenges to overcome in order to finish. At each challenge, a different person will be in charge of the squad, so everyone will get a chance to be a leader tomorrow. Hopefully we’ll get some cool pictures taken to post on our class’s flickr site. I’ll see if I can find the link to that site so y’all can check out pictures of our daily activities.
Yesterday I found out that I am wait-listed for my BOLC B class in Fort Lee, VA. I’m not really sure what that means logistically, but I hope I am able to attend the class this fall, so I can get all of my training out of the way and get on with my civilian life. BOLC B is my career training. Since I am branched Transportation, I will be learning about the logistics of moving troops and the different types of transportation systems (air, water, ground). It is 15 weeks long, and set up kind of like college. I’ve heard that the military actually pays for a hotel room for me for the duration of the class. How sweet would that be after spending 5 ½ months living in Army barracks?!
Anywho, I’m really looking forward to tomorrow and the weekend. I can’t believe I’ve already been here for 2 weeks! On Sunday, I will only have 10 weeks left (3 of which will be in the field, 2 will be cleaning equipment and conducting inspections, and the other 5 taking classes and tests). The only big challenges left are the release runs, ruck marches, and history tests. Lord knows I’ll be sending up quite a few prayers in these next few weeks – I’ll need all the help I can get!
