Combatives 2 Aug. 18

I can now perform a side control, rear mount, straight arm bar, bent arm bar and a bent arm bar from the side control to perfection. Did a lot more grappling today, everyone is battered and bruised from a hard day on the mats.

People are having problems tucking their dog tags in, so we were smoked for it, then we were authorized to tie them to our belt loops and tuck them into our back pockets.

After lunch chow we squared away our rucksacks and did a 1/4 mile practice march for tomorrow. Tomorrow looks to be fun. No PT in the morning, just straight into our 2 mile march around the track.

SSGT. Scott took us to dinner chow since all the DS were in a meeting, and he was nothing short of a complete asshole. Promised us the "time of our lives" for bad behaviour even though we were better than ever with our DS. Nothing came of it though. Not much to write, so I'll end this with a special section.

You know you are in the Army if:
You sing cadences while doing literally anything, and everyone sings back
You sleep in a room with 53 other men
Smoking does not actually involve tobacco or smoke
The words "In Cadence" are a part of your morning routine
You shower 2 to a stall after morning PT to be on time to chow formation
Food is chow and the bathroom is latrine
Everything you own is the same color as everyone else's
You've ever literally mowed grass by hand
Mail call is the best part of the day
You know what "Toe the line" means
Sundays are the best because you can sleep in until 6:30

That's all for now, more to come, make sure to write daily everyone, even if you just say hi. Getting mail here is awesome.