Day 24/194

Wednesday, Week 4!
Well, we are half way through the week! My day was fairly uneventful, other than going to meet another girlfriend who does my hair. I got a Brazilian, so my hair will look pretty when Kev gets home and it will take half the time to style. Therefore, more time with my man! But let's get to Kev.. what you really care about ;)

So, even though Kev got 3 blue cards last week, he surprisingly didn't have his name up at the Staff Office notifying him that he lost his Wednesday night liberty. He thinks they waved everyone's blue card for "poor PT performance" during the shoe incident. Kev says the accidental shoe thief or newly dubbed "No Shoes" was given a lot of grief by his peers last week. He wasn't sure if he would stick it out, but he did and the hazing has apparently died down. Kev and I felt bad for the poor kid, but Kev said he made an effort to say hi to him a couple times after. You never know when those little acts of kindness will pick someone's spirit up, especially in an already tough environment. The kid accidentally grabbed someone else's shoes and the class paid. It's part of the Academy culture to shame him, but props to him for keeping his head up and sticking it out! Anyhow, Kev and the guys were off around 5 PM and went to Chipotle, followed by more Krispy Kreme donuts. From all the donuts and cookies I tell you he eats, you're probably assuming he is a little chub nut but that lucky little turd has the metabolism of an 18 year old marathon runner. Slightly hate him for that! ;)

They were back at their quad around 7 PM, when he called right before my appointment. We talked for a little but I had to call him back after to hear about the rest of his day. This actually gave him time to study for his test the next day on everything they learned about crimes against children and another spelling test. The spelling test will consist of 15 spelling words and 5 other questions. I think the other 5 questions are vehicle code or something, I forget what he said. All the acronyms and merging learning domains get confusing! He also said he got a 100% on his last test about crimes against the Justice System.

He had PT in the morning, which he says has been getting easier. To clarify, I believe he means his body is getting used to it and not that the activity has been any lighter. He also had more PMA where the cadets learned different ways to hold and draw the baton. He enjoyed it. He told me when they first got their batons, that if any cadet drops it they have to tell the cadet in charge of counting the dropped batons and it costs the entire class 10 push ups per drop! Kev also said that 5 minutes before the fountain ceremony, the Juniors were told that they wouldn't be attending the ceremony and to report to class. No explanation as to why, but I'm sure Kev's uniform was perfect and his brass and shoes were shining in preparation... oh well, he can look spiffy sitting in class!

Two more days and we are ONE month down!! Hoorahhhhh :)

- Mimi