01 Sep 09

01 Sep 09

Dear Mom-

Well my bunkmate is gone now so I’m technically out of a battle buddy except a couple of days ago we got a 4 year marine radio operator in here and he just wants to take charge immediately. He is an E-4 which is the highest in our platoon but is already starting to piss people off the way he throws his ego around. He cuts in front of everyone in the chow line. Doesn’t wear his helmet like everyone else. And pretty much does whatever he wants because he is prior service. When he doesn’t know everything and a lot of what he does know is from the Marines not the Army. He seems to be an alright guy if he didn’t have his ego and tried to be a part of the platoon. Oh well and another think that set me in kind of a bad mood was that I asked DS if I could use the phone to see how much we got paid and he said that I’m Prolly not getting paid till the 15th now. When I distinctly remember being told at reception that we would be getting paid on the 1st of September. The Army if just f*ed up. I think I’m gonna stop believing things unless I see that shit in writing or something cuz I really don’t see how people can put up with that. The other Smith needed that money because he has his wife and two baby girls. They need clothes and baby stuff. That stuff just screws things up for everyone. I dk I hope I get a letter from you today to make me be in a better mood. That would really help if I do get one, it won’t be until after dinner which isn’t for another hour and a half. I guess today so far has been a mix day. Ahh but my day just got better. I didn’t get any mail from you but I was able to check my bank account and I has MONEY. When I looked at my account it was 1043.81 and my jaw just dropped. That the most money I have ever had in there EVER. I just couldn’t believe but I know that they took some money out cuz I’m suppose to get $1568.70 so yeah and then all my taxes, but yeah. So I’m going to enclose a check for you to have and stuff. I’m happy. It still would have been better if I had gotten a letter from you. Then I would have been warm and fuzzy inside. I’m not gonna send anything to box just yet because. I might need it later on and for a plane ticket when I can go home. And then any other unexpected expenses. But I will let you know when its for the box because it will say box on the notes for the check and I’ll Prolly have a letter to go with it and let you know in there too. Today we finished up our medical stuff and I hear tomorrow we are going to be shooting blank but that’s just hearsay ya know. And tonight sometime we are supposed to be taking a test to go over everything we have learned and everything we should know and we have to pass as a company to get outta red phase. But yeah other than that I can’t think of anything else to say. I just had meatloaf for dinner chow which I made into a meatloaf sandwich. It was alright. Not as the BBQ ribs I had for lunch chow today. Damn those were good. lately people have been making me help them remember how some Beatles songs go. Then we be talking about music. They didn’t let us stick each other for an IV. We did it on a dummy. Well yeah. I love you and miss you bunches. Hope everything is fine and dandy. Love the dogs for me.

Love Ya
Jeremiah
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