Letter From Kolten

We received a letter from Kolten today, and would like to share it with you.

Hello,

There's not much time to write, but I sent mom a letter with all the retardation that's been going on these past couple weeks. So you'll have to bug her for the updates this time.

I have some advice for Dylan, practice duck walking, he'll do it about 3 times a day. So far it ahs been easier than I expected...I 've been both quarterdecked (my hair fell down when I was sleeping and yeah, they don't like that...)and sent to the sandpit. It wasn't al that bad, honestly. Yesterday we did the bayonet course, and some MCMAP, It's super fun!! I think I'm pretty good at it. There are a lot of people here that just have no body control or something. My bunkie and the rack to our right (top and bottom recruits) have VERY bad attitudes. It makes things more difficult for sure. Everyone has been pretty stressed, but it hasn't really gotten to me yet. I know when I'm doing my best and when I can do better. I know that even when they're yelling about something, it's really only for the sake of creating stress. So I think I'm doing well. I passes my IST. The run time was actually 16:30 and I made it ina little over 15:00. Still a crappy time, but at least I didn't get dropped. Oh, tell Dylan to know his general orders and the rank structure beforehand. It has saved my butt more times than I can count already. He'll be standing and shouting at the top of his lungs for 1/2 hour to an hour at a time before class periods. I seriously cannot speak unless I'm screaming, my voice is about gone. I'll probably write more soon. I only have about 1/2 hour per night to get things ready for the next day and 4 hours on Sundays. I hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving.

Love Kolten