Tank Killer

He's now known as PFC TK Guido. Not a bad nick name for Ben blowing up the old tank!

Did you know that there are different kind of Basic Training? Apparently, what Ben's doing is Infantry Basic which some said it's much tougher than the regular Basic.

Every DS has their own 'mail rules'. He's more than happy to do the 25 push-ups/letter for the one motivational event of the day! Big packages & colorful envelopes worth more! When someone has to do 150 push-ups, they all chip in and help, so no worries. Besides, he did 95 pushes while having a 104 temperature!

He's now in White Phase which he said seemed like he has less personal time than before. But for his platoon doing well, he got a 5 hr pass & 2 phone calls. He called home & called his friends that were on the way up to Hume. It was a blessing that he got to talk to many friends in one phone call! Thanks to all of you who have written to him. He's been very busy and have little time to return all the letters. So please be patient with him. He'll eventually get to you. You can read here to catch the latest.

He had his first GFT (ground fighting tactics) on Jul 31 and was matched up with a guy that's about 175 lbs and Ben almost had him! Way to go! It sounded similar to wrestling. Then they had a dual tournament where he had to go through 4-5 guys that's obvious much larger than him, but he never quit. He was pulled out later because this other guy did an illegal move on him, but he hung in here. He'd surprised many, many people.

They had a reclass in which some guys left the platoon, and that gave more student leadership opportunities. He was chosen to be an alpha team leader. What that means is he gets a sergeants patch & is in charge of 3-4 guys, a squad. He asked for prayers for wisdom & courage to lead & perform above standard. Also please continue to remember Dunlap. He didn't tell me any details this time.

Til next letter. Have a blessed day!