Keith Bartram and Scott Hedke recent Mini-School graduates dropped us a letter from boot camp in Great Lakes.
Dear Mini-School staff and students,
Well I’m still alive contrary to the quality of the food here, but other than that things are really great. Well the news around here! Scooter and I are in the same division. He is the EPO (Education Petty Officer). I am the AMAA (Assistant Master at Arms). We’ve only ran into Al twice since we’ve been here. He’s doing well from what I here. He actually sent me a letter across boot camp. I was so amused to see that, considering he spent 32 cents to send me a note across the way. Military life is so, so different from civilian life. I mean civilian life seems so unorganized now. A big shock to hear that from my mouth, I mean I was so organized in school. Yea, right. I’ll probably get leave after “A” school, but unfortunately that’s in July. So I’ll miss school getting out, I’ll be able to come back for about 2 weeks. It would be nice if I got back before the 4th of July. I’m really looking forward to the full blown Navy life. Even the food on the ships. We get up about 4:00 in the morning and go to bed at about 10:00 at night. We do a lot of physical training. It’s been eight weeks since I’ve had any tobacco and I feel great. Hey Doug, when I get back, we’ll have to have a nice little cross country run together. Now that I can run that much. Well, I pass and review March 1st and on March 5th. I go to the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes ILL., for 17 weeks of schooling. I’ll send a picture as soon as I get them back. Well I’m going to chow now but I’ll write again.
Love, Pugsley
P.S. Hey squirrel mom, squirrely #2 sends his love.
Hey everybody – like Pugs said we’re almost done. They work us hard, but if we get back to play volleyball for rec. We’ll be your most awake students, except for Berg. I miss most of ya, Especially Z. I heard Joanne went on a trip without me! Oh well, I can still go as an Alumni! (Right?) After I leave here, I’m headed to Memphis/Mollington for approximately 11 (or so) weeks. I hope to make it back to Mini before school is out. I’ll see ya when I see you later.
Scooter