The Korean Kidnapping Adventure

Ah a day late for the normal Monday post. Rest assured, faithful readers, there is a good explanation. Number 1: Mom doesnt work untill Tuesday anyways therefore she wuld not of been able to read it till today. Number 2: I got little sleep over the weekend and even less sleep Sunday night/Monday morning. Number 3: OK well there isnt a really good third reason, I just plain forgot. With all the stuff going on here, it just slipped my mind. But here I am, ready to light my thumbs on fire for a blazing recount of these past two weeks. So sit back, grab a Diet Coke Mom, and be prepared to be entertained.

Well lets start with the most recent first. Monday was just one of those days. I fell asleep Sunday night around 1100 not expecting to get up till 430 for Monday morning PT. As it turned out, our sergeants had other plans. I awoke to SGT McCollough crashing into our room, screaming to wake up. Actually, he kicked Zupos bed and told us to get up and outside in 5 min. I thought it was our PT wake up call, so I checked my watch to see how long I could "snooze" for but what do my blurry, sleep dust crusted eyes see? 0256 in bright blue from my watch. What the heck? We had to clear the barracks and form up on the basketball court so that the drug dogs could go through. I was ticked beyond words and Im sure the dogs were too because they didnt look too happy to be up at that forsaken hour either. We stood out on the court for an hour and 15 minutes so they could find nothing because who would be stupid enough to bring their drugs back to the barracks? We went back inside and I about fell asleep in the 30 minutes we had inbetween PT. I ended up shamming out of PT to do laundry detail. Much better choice because I already got chow before PT got back. Went to sleep for about an hour before they cleared the barracks because the fire marshall came through. Another hour or so and then they cleared it again because no one wanted to pass out the clean laundry. By that time, I was up for the rest of the day. I can only fall asleep so many times in one day. I swear, if I get more than 5 hours of continous sleep, I feel like its my birthday. We got back from class Monday night at around 1100 and they woke us up this morning to do 0445 PT again for some reason. Normally, third shift does PT at 0800 so we can get a little sleep but that is thrown out the window now too apparently. Oh well, 2 tears in a bucket. Deal with it and move on.

On a lighter note, there was a bit of harmless hazing that happened Sunday night that is too funny not to be mentioned. Dont worry, nobody got whipped with a pillowcase of doorknobs or anything like that so those with a weak heart, feel free to read on. A little back story is required though. My friends have a mini war going on with "The Black Council" durning chow. My friends being me, Zupo, and Woo and the council consists of Swoope, Sailor and Embry, all Guys from Benning so we are all cool with each other. Durning chow, we mess with each other bacuase we usually sit with our respective groups. If we pass their table while waiting in line, we will knock over their napkin despenser or sugar bottle, steal their salt and pepper, knock over their empty glasses. If we are done with our meals and pass their table on the way to turn in our trays, we will put our glasses or plates on their trays. Dont think its just us doing it. They started the napkin thing, we just expanded on it and made it better. Ok back story complete. Sunday night apparently, the council decided to get some revenge. Maybe it was because I left my plate and glasses on Swoopes tray, leaving me to turn in a tray of siverware. So their we are Sunday night, Woo passed out, Zupo just got done on the phone and I was texting some people. Next thing I know, Woo is in the air, being carried out the door. They kidnapped our Korean! They made it about halfway to the bathroom (for what was sure to be a swirly) before Zupo darted out of the door and grabbed an ankle. We wrestle for Woo about a minute and spend the next ten laughing uncontrollably on the floor. Here is the council, looking like a gas station robbery team gone wrong. Dressed in dark clothes, Sailor has a t shirt over his mouth and leaving a slit just big enough to see out of inbetweeb his hat and the Macgyvered bandana. Swoope is using a bath towel to cover his face. Just the mort riduclous thing you ever saw. Heres how they did it. Sailor unscrewed the hallway light so we wouldnt see the light when the opened the door, slowly opened the door and tiptoed over to Woos bed without being seen by me and Zupo and grabbed Woo right out of his bed. If they would of knocked out him out so he didnt struggle, we would of never known. I would be sitting here telling you of a ransom note. After we got done laughing about it, Embry goes to me and says "that'll teach you not to mess with us at chow" I about died. Good thing PT in the morning was a run day because I could not of done any sit ups. my abs hurt so much from laughing. Needless to say they spent the next 30 kidnapping various other Benning Boys whille we followed with our cell phones, capturing all the action on camera. We actually got Moreno to the bathroom but he went spread eagle on the stall so a swirly was near impossible. Good times at Bravo Company 369.

I have 2 classes left untill I leave for the Fourth of July weekend and as soon as I get back, I leave for 4 days of Capstone and I will be graduated! Signal Suport System Specialist MOS 25U qualified. I feel like I have been in class forever and it would never end but I am seeing the light at the end of this very long TRADOC tunnel.

Well hope this post finds you well and hopefully I should be back in Ohio sometime around Sept/Oct for about a month. Two weeks for HRAP (hometown recruiting assaintance program) and then two weeks just for me to do whatever I want. I wont know what to do with myself haha.

Your Almost Qualified Soldier
Frank