19 June 2008
BIG SANDY, Texas – June 19, 2008. Day 5, just a few more days of encampment left. Today the cadets started out their day just like every other day, bright and early at 5 a.m. they woke up and went to PT. PT consisted of the usual, pushups, sit ups, flutter kicks, stretches, and a jog to finish.

After PT the basics went straight to breakfast. Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, hard boiled eggs and juice to drink

They spent a lot of time this morning drilling and marching to get ready for the Drill Competition for tomorrow. During this they practiced stationary drill, such as facing movements to stay together when the command is executed, and they worked on how to stay in step while marching and how to look sharp while doing this. It’s all about team work when it comes to these things. Here one of our goals is to teach team work, and there is no better way to do it than, drilling.

Next on the schedule for today was lunch. Today’s lunch consisted of salad, lasagna, green beans and water to drink.

After lunch they had one class to go to then it was back to the PIR field to keep practicing for the drill competition. That was pretty much all they did until dinner. Tonight they will have a class over military aviation careers. After class they will have the option to have personal time or attend devotions.

Evening Format:

Honor Flight - Golf
Warrior Flight - Hotel

Article and photos submitted by The Encampment PAO Staff