Monday. Tomorrow he changes from the Receiving Phase to Phase I of training. If you don't know what that means, there are two links above you can check out. Check out the training matrix to see the schedule day-by-day. Then look at the Marine videos to see a little more of what each week means. It's interesting and it's for public consumption so I think maybe the videos are a little more toned down than what is really happening but it is an idea. Watching the videos brings makes it look like a lot of fun (anyone want sign up?).
By now he should know how to get his bed made properly (a task his brother needs be trained to do). He should be able to sh__, shower and shave all in less than 15 minutes. And, he should be able to dress himself (his mommy isn't putting out his clothes anymore). No more decisions about what to wear, let's see...camo or camo? Green boxers or green boxers. Boots or...boots. Seemingly mundane tasks are now a key component to training and changing the mindset of the recruit from civilian to military life. Learning to march in step may not seem to be an integral part of the miliitary but it is part of the change from individual mindset to a team mindset.
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