1st Day at Drill

Today was very eventful. I woke up at 6:15 to shower and to get ready. I left the house around 7:15 and headed to the Fairgrounds Armory. I arrived there at 7:30. Drill was supposed to start at 7:45. Only 7:45 came and went and no one was there. So I called my recruiter and he told me to wait til 8 & if no one came to call him back. Well 8 came & went & I called him back. Long story short, I was at the wrong Armory. So I had to drive 15 minutes to another Armory.

So finally I arrived. I was a little nervous because I didn't know what to expect. I walked in, & there were soldiers to greet me. I explained my situation and I immediately got to work. I had to do as many push ups as I could with in a minute. I counted 22 but the Sarge only counted 15. Bummer. Then I had to do sit-ups. I forgot how many I did, but I passed.

Then came the hardest part of all- the mile run! I was very upset they had us running in 35 degree weather! On top of that, it was snowing! So I already had an attitude about that. Then we had to march like half a mile down to the track. We had to run down, turn around and run back. I haven't ran anything since October of 2009, so i was definitely tired. But I made it. I had to make 10:30, and I came in at 9:14. Not my best (6:25) but not my worst. When I was done running, I literally couldn't feel my face (No Lil' Wayne). I couldn't wait to go back into the armory. But we had to wait until everyone was done. I thought it would be forever but it finally came.

When we got back in, we did a few stretches, and went into the showers. Well I didn't cuz (1) i didn't have my ACU (uniform) and (2) i don't trust those showers LOL. I finally got my uniform at like 2:00. They didn't have my name tags or my boots but I was at least happy to get my uniform.

After the showers we went into the classrooms, and they answered whatever questions we had, and told us things about basic. Like what to expect, what to bring what not to bring things like that.

Then we went to have chow (lunch). It was decent. I ate roast beef, scalloped potatoes, pasta salad, and a roll. I had apple pie for dessert even though it was cold.

After chow we marched, and drilled. Then we had to fill out paperwork. To finish off the day we had to do 2 minutes of 6 inches which was oh so painful. After that, we went home. & tomorrow I have to do it all over again.

This is just the start of my life as a citizen soldier in the Kentucky Army National Guard.