WISE journal 8

On Tuesday, we had yet another PT. Except, this pt wasn't physical it was more mental. Instead of doing what we usually do PFC Curtis decided to teach us some of the basic drilling techniques that we will learn in bootcamp. The Marines are extremely competitive so they feel that whatever recruit that comes from our office has to be the best. If you've ever seen a drill it looks really easy, that's what I thought. Its actually a lot harder than it looks. You have to be mentally and physically disciplined. Any type of movement or anticipation of an order is considered undisciplined. On Wednesday, they planned to have fun. I always enjoy a hard pt because it pushes me to my limits and only makes me better. Also, I learn how far I've come. We had to go on a steep hill and pick a partner around our weight because we would be carrying them. I always pick my friend Bizmark Mendoza mostly because he and I are alike: we never quit and we always give our best. We had to fireman carry each other up and down the hill four times and then run a lap around the park. After that, we went to the other and steeper side of the hill, still in partners. We had to wheel barrels up the hill and sprint down. We did that maybe 6 or 7 times then we took a jog to the football field. This is where it started to get really difficult. We had to sprint half the field low crawl a quarter get up and sprint the rest and all the way back. We did this three times and in between we all got "ITed" for not sounding off loud enough. IT stands for intensive training, yes it sucked. My logic is if I work hard now I have to work a little less hard in bootcamp.