Saturday, August 2, 2008

LTC memory: 4:30 AM

The day started at 0430. We'd get 30 minutes to get up and ready outside by 0500. This would be an easy thing to do if only there weren't 40 other guys trying to do the same thing.
Things that are involved in those 30 minutes...
1. making the bed.
2. shave and/or brush your teeth.
3. get dressed in whatever they need you to be in.
4. help others get ready.

there were the guys who took their time and got out of bed a few minutes later. there were also the guys who'd shave in the morning. I was the kind of fellow who'd shave at night, because that was the most convenient time. The morning is so rushed in the latrine.
I had a friend who never did his bed. He used a poncho liner as a blanket and slept on top of the bed so that he didn't have to make it the next day. It was smart and I wish I did that from the very start. The poncho liner was surprisingly warm too. It kept me warmer than the blanket I used.

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