Another John Letter

Hey N00bZoR,

Thanks for the pics, many people are impressed by Christina and her... dress. sucks i had to miss the wedding, but i had to be here to recive "training". how come any guy i room with has to have explosive gas? it's not quite as bad here though, Irv is polite enough to announce "back blast area all clear" before firing (ask nate).

i passed my final PT test today like whoa, well, sorta whoa! my push ups suck, only 45. sit ups were 59. my specialty is the two mile run at 13:22. i think i lost some weight, so i think i'm more aerodynamic... and sexy.

i fired a SAW machine gun and grenade launcher last week, and thus i become even more of a man. it made up for the lame night infiltration course. oh yeah, i hate the blank rounds they give us to fire in our M16's. they never load right and they make a wussy pop sound. a 30 round magazine on burst with live rounds, however, makes me a happy panda.

so yeah, i graduate july 8th, in case you forgot. if you have off those days to spare (right) and feel like visiting south carolina (right), come on down. times and stuff are on the ft jackson website (right).

yeah, so the protestant church service here is kinda lame, so i've been going to the lutheran one instead. it appeals to my inner catholic and they give us wine. at least the sermons don't tie in with the soldier's creed.

my roomates are in here right now singing Police songs. same old same old. i miss the ladies. i'm in the army now, they should be all over me because i have a steady paycheck and benefits. i'm also trained to fire an M16 assault rifle. they don't know what they're missing.

well, i've got a 6 mile field march tomorrow to victory forge, our 4 day camping trip that ends with a 9 mile march back with full gear. i'm also an assisstant SAW gunner so i may have to lug that beast around for awhile.

this may be my last letter to you from ft jackson, so if you can't make it to graduation, i'll get in touch with you from ft eustis - BAM!
- SPC Gregory