Today has been a pretty mild day. We had our second full PT test this morning. I was a little nervous as to how, and if, I would improve, but ended up surprising myself. I was able to max the push ups portion with 80 reps. I did 65 sit ups, an improvement of 6 reps. Finally, I ran the 2 mile in 14:36. I was really, really surprised at this since it's about a minute faster than my previous time. I noticed after my second of three laps that I had a chance to run it in 14 minutes. I decided to focus on every reason I was here, every sacrifice and just run the lap. I hit a pace and set a new personal record. It felt great. Thirteen minutes, here I come.
The only other event was of a negative variety. A member of our platoon has been concealing a cell phone the entire cycle. The platoon found out and we had to turn him in. It doesn't help that he's not a team player, immature and selfish. He's probably getting an article 15 ($800 fine and 45 days extra duty) and recycled (starts basic over). The worst punishment might have been standing in front of the platoon and having them tell him how they feel. There were a couple of guys crying because they were so angry. This guy jeopardized our phone privileges. It was a very emotional event. You have so many people here who really don't get it. It disgusts me to wear the same uniform as these guys. I take pride in the decision I've made and measure it by my sacrifice. To be judged by selfish, immature, screw ups angers me. I don't want them in my Army.
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