Miller Mania by definition:

My blog's name I thought was very appropriote for my life. Here's the definition for "mania":
1. "excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood"
2. "excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm"
Sounds about right, huh?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

My Army Man

Here are some pictures that Paul took with his phone while at Basic Training at Fort Jackson.
Paul in his Physical Training uniform with his boots on. This is what they do to break in their boots during Reception.

Most of his issued clothing.

Top shelf of his locker at Reception.

Laundry room at Reception.

On the bus ride out to his unit - 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, Alpha Company, 1st Platoon "Dominators". HOOAH!

Paul's bunk mate, Messina. Paul likes him. Says he's a good kid.

Paul & Messina's bunks. (Paul's is the bottom.)

A view of the 3/60th A Company 1st Platoon Bay from Paul's bunk.

This was sent to me on my phone last week from a lady in Paul's platoon. They were doing Land Navigation so one person in each group had a phone in case they got lost. He asked her to take a pic & text it to me. It was a very nice surprise!!

Paul passed his end of cycle physical fitness test & will graduate on February 12! We are so proud of him. It has been the hardest thing either of us has ever done, but our family will be better for it. We are very excited to go to his Family Day & Graduation! Only 10 days and a wake up left until we get to see him!!
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Carrie "Pie" said...

wow, doesn't everything look so warm and homey! I guess that would defeat the purpose. I'm excited that he's almost done and made it through!!! Yay Paul, now if he could just keep those brawls down to a minimum:)

January 31, 2010 at 3:23 PM

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