Call from Josh

Josh called today. I was a little surprised because he just called on Tuesday evening. Oh, well, I'll take what I can get. He sounded really good. He was in a very talkative mood. He said they are going out into the field more and more. In the next week or two, they will spend 3 nights out. Each week they have a longer and longer "march". This week they also start land navigation and compass work. They are firing bigger and bigger guns. He told me the mm. but whoosh-I forgot exactly what numbers they were. He also has to do his laundry tonight. Today was a down day for them. He went to church, wrote 8 letters and got to make a call. He is looking forward to family weekend. We can check him out on Friday, May 18 and he has to be back by 4 p.m. on Sunday the 20th. Some of the guys have already gotten their orders. One is going to Korea, another to Ft. Drum, and a third to Alaska. He explained that once they are in White phase they could get orders at any time. But, those orders could also be changed any time up until graduation. At graduation their orders become set or they could even get their orders then.