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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Chapter 2: Texas

-Ding over PA- "Well ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing momentarily. the current temp is....."

I wake up from sleeping a good three hours and found that I drooled all over myself. I quickly wipe that up and stretch real quick. I turn around and see both of my friends are still asleep and they looked funny with their mouths open and drooling.

The plane finally started to slow down and come down to earth as it reached the runway. I feel a slight bump as the tires hit the ground, and as we finally make it to Texas. My heart was racing a little bit because we were finally at our place we will call home for the next two months...San Antonio. 
We finally got off the plane and headed to get our bags. Once we got our bags, we headed to the USO to chill until we got warmly greeted by our MTI. After three hours rolled by, our MTI greeted us with open arms by yelling at and demanding us to make four straight lines outside. This is where I knew my life would start to really turn around. 

After we got in four lines, we were told to wait. After about two hours, two people passed out. I could feel the rush of my legs fixing to give in, so I decided to kneel down and try to get through that moment. Finally the bus came and we all boarded the bus. I got out my phone and text my friends and family telling them bye and love them one last time, then it was game time. 

We headed to Lackland and there is where we in-processed and headed to our dorms that we would be living for the next two months. When we finally got our room, we were nicely told to put up our stuff, get in the shower, and get to bed, and had to do all that in thirty minutes. I felt like I was home finally. And for the people that don't know, that was sarcasm. Tomorrow started a new chapter in my life...military training was soon filling my life.  

Monday, October 10, 2011

The Adventure (Chapter 1)

August 2011

This month is one of the most memorable times I could ever remember. A young, smart, guy like me made a commitment to join the armed forces. I swore into the Air National Guard and made a promise to defend my country with my life. To defend the President whatever means necessarily. It was 4:30 when I hear the alarm go off. I got dressed, ate breakfast, finish packing what I needed in my suitcase and headed out the door. My parents still half asleep as they start the car, wished me good luck and hope that I will make it without any problems. Other than that everything was quiet until we got to the airport. My dad met up with me and my mom and step-dad and we sat around until an hour before my flight arrived. I saw my other friends arrive, Tyler and Jennifer. They had their families with them and they all sat in their spots and said their last words. I saw Tyler cry before he left his family, and then I started to do the same. We all said our last goodbyes and headed through the security checkpoint. The three of us all met up before going through and talked about how Basic Military Training might be. I was nervous, Tyler was excited, and Jennifer was 50/50 about it. We went to the mini store and got some snacks and drinks before boarding the plane. By the time I sat down on the plane, it hit me. That today was the day that my life would forever change. The plane did its final checks and we were off to the heartland of the military....Texas.



Chapter 2 is on the way, hope you liked it so far. Hope everyone has a good night. Be safe.
NIGHT PEEPS!!! <(^.^)>