hey humint,
BOTP(R) is going good.. for the first couple of
weekends I was not having any fun at all and found
myself in doubt. But I‘ve gotten that thought out
of my head and am starting to have fun.
A sergeant told me that we‘re probably not going
to understand alot of why the instructors are the
way they are, but it will all make sense later on.
I‘ve taken some faith in that statement and I‘m
also somewhat motivated by the fact that after
only 3 weekends I already see improvements in
myself! Only gets me going even more..
CAP(R) for us is also during the summer. More
specifically, I believe its May 5th - June 6th at
Gagetown. I‘m working on getting myself there
this summer though I‘m really going to take it one
weekend at a time.
I talked to a 2Lt that finished his CAP(R) last
summer and he basically said that you should be
very fit. Mainly because they‘re going to march
you until you drop (so to speak). Also some of the
other officers I‘ve spoken to say that there‘s alot
of infantry tactics taught there, and investing in
a pair of knee/elbow pads may not be a bad idea.
I just did my first ruck march (a very short one)
with my unit this week. I had a jerry can filled
with water in my ruck - ugh.. aside some of the
pinching of the muscles in the shoulder area
(which is probably to be expected) I rather enjoyed
the march.. I look forward to building up more
endurance for the 13K march later on...
how about you?
SpinDoc, I‘m probably toast when I get to Gagetown.
Seems like bugs love to take bites out of me
24/7!