Day Four

Hello Everyone, today was some of the same getting started stuff. We had photo's for the yearbook, an orientation in the library and the they went over the fitness challenge called the yellow brick road. It consist of multiple runs starting with a 1.8 mile and ending with a 6.1 mile run over obstacles at the end of academy. It should be pretty cool. If you complete all the runs and the last run called the yellow brick road you receive a yellow brick with your session number on it. It is kind of like the trophy for your hard physical work. Also I'm going to try and get a blue brick for swimming 34 miles while I'm here. I went and swam 1/2 mile today in the pool instead of running. It took me 32 lengths to get to the 1/2 mile mark. Tomorrow I'll have to swim and run. Sounds fun doesn't it? Tonight we had a section social at a spot called "The Grove" which is just some trees and picnic tables around a fire pit. While we were hanging out two of the guys started playing the bag pipes while I was on the phone to Jamie and Tonya. Tonya asked it I was about to cry, of course I said no but a lot of the guys were just standing quietly listening. For the folks that don't know, it is tradition that when an officer is killed in the line of duty Amazing Grace is played on the bag pipes. I know a lot of the guys were remembering funerals of Brothers in Blue when they started playing Amazing Grace. Jamie and Jake, I love you and be good for mommy. I love you to Red!!!