josephjrr
01-20-2002, 10:12
By now, its seems as if the whole thing is a big blur. I remember standing in formation Monday morning watching the sunrise through the windows and hearing instructors screaming at us while I was thinking "I gotta go through 27 weeks of this ****?" Then I remember that Friday walking away from the place with a smile on my face thinking about how much fun this actually is and reminding myself we are actually getting paid to do this.
The first day was spent getting into the proper mindset that the instructors want us in throughout the entire academy and hopefully throughout our entire careers. They wanted us moving and MOVING FAST. They wanted us speaking and SPEAKING UP IN A CLEAR COMMAND VOICE. They wanted us to acknowledge all instructors in the hall and call attention whenever higher ranking walks in the classroom. They wanted our gun hand free at all times. Every instruction was to be followed precisely and any deviation from those instructions was met with some form of punishment (pushups). Attention to detail is paramount.
The PT was not that much of a shock to me being prior military but it still wasn't easy and it is evident that I need some improvement in that area. We broke up into running groups based on our PT test scores. The teamwork in PT and throughout the class is very very evident. We encourage each other and cheer each other on and we don't let anybody quit. Despite the blood and sweat we have to endure in PT it is sort of fun.
The academics are not a joke at all. Tons of reading and memorization. We already have our ten-codes and we will be expected to know them shortly. I have been dilligently reading our Department SOP so much it hurts.
WEEK TWO----coming next week
The first day was spent getting into the proper mindset that the instructors want us in throughout the entire academy and hopefully throughout our entire careers. They wanted us moving and MOVING FAST. They wanted us speaking and SPEAKING UP IN A CLEAR COMMAND VOICE. They wanted us to acknowledge all instructors in the hall and call attention whenever higher ranking walks in the classroom. They wanted our gun hand free at all times. Every instruction was to be followed precisely and any deviation from those instructions was met with some form of punishment (pushups). Attention to detail is paramount.
The PT was not that much of a shock to me being prior military but it still wasn't easy and it is evident that I need some improvement in that area. We broke up into running groups based on our PT test scores. The teamwork in PT and throughout the class is very very evident. We encourage each other and cheer each other on and we don't let anybody quit. Despite the blood and sweat we have to endure in PT it is sort of fun.
The academics are not a joke at all. Tons of reading and memorization. We already have our ten-codes and we will be expected to know them shortly. I have been dilligently reading our Department SOP so much it hurts.
WEEK TWO----coming next week