Just found out that I am going to be an infantry officer once I leave The Basic School. I'm excited and a little bit nervous about going to Infantry Officers Course, but I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. And, in about 4 months, I'll finally be leading Marines again. Oh, and we had a 15 mile hike this morning, which was not really fun, but it was our last, so that's good too.

For once in a very long time, I have very little to do over the weekend, so I thought I might as well let people know what I've been up to. I am right at the halfway point at The Basic School this week (woo hoo!) and it's theoretically all downhill from here. I think that whenever I go to grad school, I will probably find it pretty easy after this. It's like someone put a firehose in my ear and turned it on full blast. Despite my enlisted experience, I have still learned a great deal about the Marine Corps and being a platoon commander. This past week was a lot of fun, even though it was hot and we were in the field for most of it. We got to ride in a helicopter to the place where we were patrolling, and since it was a military base, we flew at treetop level and the pilot turned the helo on its side a few times on the way. Up to this point, we've been working on a lot of individual skills, such as land navigation, basic marksmanship, and communication, and squad-level tactics. Now, we're getting into platoon-level stuff. In about a month, I'll be finding out what my MOS(job) will be, and where I'll be stationed. I'll be sure to let everyone know when I find out. I've been able to come back and help out a little bit here and there with camp, which has been a blessing to me.  That's pretty much it. I normally spend my weekends writing operations orders and warning orders for simulated squads and platoons, and sleeping. I hope that everyone is doing well and if you find yourself in the area between DC and Fredericksburg, give me a call sometime.