Weeks 3-7

Only three weeks left! Time is flying by...thank goodness! Here are some things Michael has wrote home about:

~ They can't eat cake anymore
~ It is the most physically and mentally challenging thing he's ever done
~ On a good night he gets 5 hours of sleep
~ He hopes the "civilians" get their act together and do things right so they can quit doing punishment exercises.
~ He goes to church so he can get away from it all
~ He misses being lazy and going to the bathroom when he wants
~ He experienced the gas chamber
~ He has started doing rifle marksmanship and earned a 5 minute phone call
~ He hates doing push ups on asphalt in 106 degree temps.
~ He misses Pizza the most and thinks about it during Physical Training and when they are being yelled at
~ He can sleep in any position
~ His big toe has been numb for 2 weeks
~ He has started night vision shooting
~ He eats more for breakfast than he used to in a whole day; 3-4 slices of bacon, half plate scrambled eggs, half plate hash browns, french toast with peanut butter and syrup, a travel size box of cereal, a yogurt, an apple, a banana, a bowl of jello, biscuits and gravy, little powdered donuts, little blueberry cinnamon rolls, 2 slices of bread, and a glass of chocolate milk. He eats all this every morning and he is still hungry! He fills his tray completely and eats it in about 5 to 7 minutes!
NO JOKE!
and
~ He is up to 156 pounds