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around in the tent, reading and drinking water. I took another shower last night, since I figure I should grab one whenever I can.
We got up this morning, had a formation, then did some classes with our platoon inside our tents. At noon, we finished training and are off until we have a formation at 1600. So I am sitting on my cot, drinking water, trying to keep cool in shorts and a T-shirt, and writing to you.

This place isn’t as bad as it could be Mom. And we are only here temporarily. From what we hear, we will be moving to a place with trailers, a gym, and pretty nice facilities. That would be great, but I take everything the Army tells me with a grain of salt. We are only “supposed” to be here (in Cement City) 14 days. We’ll see.

The food is pretty rotten. “T-Rations” for breakfast and dinner, and an MRE for lunch. T-Rats are