We received Andrew's 5th letter this week. He sounds great and is looking forward to his graduation. So are we! Here are a few excerpts from his latest letter:
"It has been another long day at RTC. We woke up a 0600. After breakfast we had a PT session that was a compilation of ab workouts and running, with a final sprint in the end that I totally owned. We had live fire this afternoon, it was not as bad as I thought. It was 40 rounds with a Beretta M9 service pistol. After that it was five shots with a 12 gauge shotgun, 3 from the shoulder, 2 from the hip. We also had a chance to shoot for ribbons.......I ended up shooting 221 which garnered me a sharpshooter ribbon." It was amazing to see how far we have come. We are 2nd from being senior division and with every week passing brings us closer to #1. Our hair is all grown out and the new divisions look so laughable with their shaved heads and clumsy marching. The thing of it is, that was us just a couple weeks ago." "Fire-fighting and gas chamber are next week 5-week. Battle stations starts on 6-week. 2 weeks off! Only 20 days left until graduation!" " Tomorrow is Sunday and I intend to go to church. This evening we had a visit from our chaplain who is one of the nicest guys one could ever meet. He likes to come up to our compartment a couple times a week and tell stories and give insight. He also plays the violin on Sunday mornings at the worship time. Imagine that, a 6 ft. 2 in.Nave lieutenant commander playing the violin"
Andrew was able to call us on Tuesday. He is doing very well, but looking forward to graduation. Keep praying and writing! Thanks, Andrew's mom
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