My latest update...
Touched down in San Diego on 14Jun11 and got a nice bus ride over to the NAVSPECWARCOMM facility. 2 of our instructors were driving and they went over a few of the rules with the 36 of us newbies. We asked some questions, BS'd a little bit and then we arrived at the base. I'll try to keep this brief and hit the high points.
-Boots issued here are superior in every way to the boots we were issued at boot camp. They are MUCH lighter, more flexible, semi-comfortable to run in and MUCH lighter.
-You jog in formation everywhere you go. Jogging in formation after chow, regardless of how short the jog is, is never pleasant...especially after being told to eat as much as you can because you'll burn it off during the day.
-Never go anywhere without a swim buddy and never leave your swim buddy.
-Doing real PT in the San Diego weather after not really working out for nearly 3 months felt AWESOME. It was tough, but it felt good at the same time.
-Every time we enter our building or exit our building, we do 10 pull ups. Average 80-100 per day just on that premise alone.
-Running on soft sand, in boots, even at a 9:30 min/mile pace was brutal. Words don't do justice to the kind of torture that is. This was the first time us new guys had done anything like that and we did 3 miles. As much as I hated it while I was doing it, once it was over I realized I was still alive and I was not injured. Evidently these conditioning runs, once we're classed up, are done after beach PT and after a few trips into the ocean...I guess that's when we'll truly learn what it means to "embrace the suck".
-I have a feeling that Monday is going to be a kick in the balls. We're supposed to have all our gear stenciled and have the SWCC Creed & Code memorized. As I type this, I think I'm the only person in my hall that's here. Everyone else is at the beach. I guess the instructors will start to see who the real shit bags are on Monday. And I realize the whole class will get beat due to the misguided few.
-Eating real food and wearing civilian clothes is strange and wonderful. A few buddies and I had sushi/beer, coffee and (I had) frozen yogurt last night. All within a 25 minute walk of the base.
This is all the calm before the storm. And then it will happen again before we class up and get into BCT. And then again going from BCT to CQT. I'll try to keep updating as much as possible, but it will probably only be on the weekends. If there's a better place for this or if this is not the kind of update you're looking for, mods/admin please say so.
Touched down in San Diego on 14Jun11 and got a nice bus ride over to the NAVSPECWARCOMM facility. 2 of our instructors were driving and they went over a few of the rules with the 36 of us newbies. We asked some questions, BS'd a little bit and then we arrived at the base. I'll try to keep this brief and hit the high points.
-Boots issued here are superior in every way to the boots we were issued at boot camp. They are MUCH lighter, more flexible, semi-comfortable to run in and MUCH lighter.
-You jog in formation everywhere you go. Jogging in formation after chow, regardless of how short the jog is, is never pleasant...especially after being told to eat as much as you can because you'll burn it off during the day.
-Never go anywhere without a swim buddy and never leave your swim buddy.
-Doing real PT in the San Diego weather after not really working out for nearly 3 months felt AWESOME. It was tough, but it felt good at the same time.
-Every time we enter our building or exit our building, we do 10 pull ups. Average 80-100 per day just on that premise alone.
-Running on soft sand, in boots, even at a 9:30 min/mile pace was brutal. Words don't do justice to the kind of torture that is. This was the first time us new guys had done anything like that and we did 3 miles. As much as I hated it while I was doing it, once it was over I realized I was still alive and I was not injured. Evidently these conditioning runs, once we're classed up, are done after beach PT and after a few trips into the ocean...I guess that's when we'll truly learn what it means to "embrace the suck".
-I have a feeling that Monday is going to be a kick in the balls. We're supposed to have all our gear stenciled and have the SWCC Creed & Code memorized. As I type this, I think I'm the only person in my hall that's here. Everyone else is at the beach. I guess the instructors will start to see who the real shit bags are on Monday. And I realize the whole class will get beat due to the misguided few.
-Eating real food and wearing civilian clothes is strange and wonderful. A few buddies and I had sushi/beer, coffee and (I had) frozen yogurt last night. All within a 25 minute walk of the base.
This is all the calm before the storm. And then it will happen again before we class up and get into BCT. And then again going from BCT to CQT. I'll try to keep updating as much as possible, but it will probably only be on the weekends. If there's a better place for this or if this is not the kind of update you're looking for, mods/admin please say so.
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