Dear Sweetie,
I received pictures from Mom and when I saw them, I remembered everybody's faces again. It seemed so real that you guys were with me at BMT. So cool. So, before going to bed, I look at our pictures and say, "I love you" to each and everyone of you.
What a week! :) I got to shoot the M-16 weapon with 75 rounds. I had a blast. Out of 50 rounds, I got 26 on target: just a little over 50% which qualifies me. I was relieved! One trainee in the flight did not qualify, so he'll have to shoot again. His nickname is "Eagle Eye" now. Our MTI has a nickname for almost everyone: we have "Baba", Forest Gump, Frodo, Pointdexter, Serial Killer (he looks like one), Motown, Blue, Sunshine....Among trainees, I am known as Terminator because I sound like him. Go figure!!!
We had classes about benefits of the AF, being aware of your surroundings, how to prepare mentally for combat, and how to get ready for deployment. Next week, we are going to BEAST (mini-deployment). We have the potential to get BEAST Excellence, which is "best of the best". What really touched me was the TI told us if we don't get BEAST Excellence, don't come back with your head down but chin up. What really matters is in the real world. When you get deployed to Iraq or Afganistan or anywhere else, will you come back alive to Mom & Pop or Significant Other or will you come back in a box? I realize again how important my mission in the AF is: to get the job done with perfection and come back home alive. Dear, I want you to know that I will do everything possible to be good, to be the best at my job and become the best airman out there. Sometimes, to become an Airman is overwhelming, especially when I have a beautiful family. To leave you behind while I am defending and serving the interests of the U.S. is heavy on me. For 10 years, I have been along your side. For the next 20 years, I'll be serving our country at any moment's notice. You are still my number one priority. I want to leave on a positive note, though. We will be traveling a lot, I hope!!! :)
We also did pugil sticks. I had fun beating another trainee and vice versa for 1 minute which is very long.
How was our 10th year anniversary at home alone? What did you do?
All of us in the dorm are getting ready for BEAST: we are packing our bag pack. From Monday thru Friday we will be on our own, no TI (his name is Staff Sargent Prye). We better behave otherwise he will be so mad, we will be pushing. (I think he means doing push ups)
I have a good wingman. His name is McCall. Same height, skinny and a black dude. We get along very well. He likes to read the Bible and likes to write. I have read his writings: it is very impressive. He is 27 years old. I will remember him for a long time. He says our last name very well.
Our TI is a cool one. He smiles a lot when we do good. He is short and very demanding. He is demanding 100% everyday; less than that, we are screwed. I am glad he is my TI. This week, he recycled 2 trainees for 2 weeks. One was sleeping while as a guard and the other one brought a granola bar to the dorm from chow. He warned us from the beginning concerning these 2 rules. He was so mad that morning that he made us open our security drawer to check if we had hidden some food too. He did not find any food at all. Huh!!! :) He knows his TI responsibilities.
You take care of yourself. Only 19 days left until we meet again during the airman's run. Until then, gros bisous.
Love,
Hanny
P.S. Stanley (the guy I call Dear) says hi :)
We hug each other most every night. He is the enforcer of the rules. He is not afraid to tell you in your face the ugliest swearing word, but he is very good to me. (Hanny told me on the phone last week that this guy yells at anyone who swears at Hanny and tells them not to talk like that to him. He swears while doing it, but it's a nice guesture.:)
Abracadabra
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