Updates from our slodier

I got to talk to Adam tonight!! He said that as of right now he still isn't in basic training, instead he is in what you would call Reception. He was held back a little while longer because of his delay with the security clearance, he didn't know it but his recruiter should have completed his security clearance before he even left to go in!! So consequently he was delayed going out to Fort Jackson. He spent his first day in down town Phoenix, then the following day he flew out to South Carolina, he didn't get to his barracks until 11 or 12 that night. He said today went by extremely slow! The majority of the day was spent in his barracks and the Chow Hall. To fill the time he and his buddies decided to take the mattresses off the beds and slide around on the floor, I guess the floor was really slippery. He hasn't meet his drill seargent yet, and wont meet him until he starts basic which should be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. He still hasn't recieved his uniform ( I can't wait to see him in uniform! ) instead they have issued him a PT uniform PT stands for Physical Training, which is basically work out clothes. I don't know if they have shaved his head yet. He said that he has already made quite a few friends. He is starting to get a pretty good feel of who he is going to hang around with, he said there are several guys who use crude language, he said if ever they start to talk like that he just walks away. They have already given him the nickname of Stormen Mormon! There is a total of 27 guys in his platoon and by Monday he said they should be recieving about 300 new recruits. Also we should have more info on medical insurance by then. He said he will be calling me to let me know, but I will have to go to the nearest base to pick up our medical cards. I hope it happens soon, I really am anxious to go to the doctor.