27th December

I said farewell and hug my parents and grandma in the parking lot behind the recruting station after they dropped me off. Currently stucked in the nice Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island with all you can eat buffet style dinner available from 1500-1800 HRS and a nice comfortable twin size bed. What else a boy could ask for huh? Well. Hopefully by Tuesday (29th) 1000 HRS I will get the plane ticket bound for Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. See you NYC sometime in July or August.

10 More Days...

I stop by my recruiting station today since my 1199A - the direct deposit form for my future paycheck is the last thing I was missing for my ship out packet with the recruiter. I was told by my recruiter I will be leaving on the 27th instead of 28th. I guess is one less day I get to spend with my dad who is coming tomorrow (Thursday the 17th) from Shanghai, China. U.S Army sure work in a weird way sometimes and I won't start getting pay until the 29th. The weather down in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri is going to be brutal especially in the morning or just few degree less than NYC from my research on weather.com

Two More Weeks...

Today is the 14th of December few minutes passed 0500 HRS NYC time. I will be shipping out for basic on the 29th/30th. My currently status is semi anxious due to the fact that I am still have the contagious cough and headache from 30th of November. It has been a very long time since I been semi sick like this, I guess my immune system got weaker.