First things first - I had to draw my weapon from the arms room:

Here I am trying on my new assault pack:

I had to establish which bunk was mine and take a test nap. Yeah, this WAS Josh's bunk but he's smart enough not to argue with a polar bear:

I am cleaning my weapon:

I had to try out my new Camel-bak (after all, we polar bears can get dehydrated rather quickly in hot weather):

I'm packing my duffle bag to go to Kuwait:

I'm calling my wife (her name is Milkshake) to let her know I'm doing okay:

Josh bought some Girl Scout cookies - but forgot to tell me that they were supposed to be for the long plane ride overseas. He was a little annoyed that I ate them all before we even left Camp Shelby. Oops:

And last but not least, here I am with my luggage, waiting for the bus to leave Camp Shelby at the end of February: