Sounds like “owed pushups” get charted but not really collected. A bit like my grandmother’s threats to make us dust every single book in her house if we didn’t put back the one we’d been reading. I’m not sure how many books she had, but some of those shelves were so full that taking a book out counted as physical exercise; you didn’t so much take a book out as extrude it, and putting them back required half-pulling several books out until you could insert yours in between, then shoving the whole thing back into place.
Gotta love this 21st century. My daughter is on battalion duty and is allowed to have her phone but no calls. So she’s been texting and posting to Facebook and updating us all. She is looking forward to coming home and wants donuts and lasagna.
I think my baby is growing up. She’s already talking about what she has to do when they get back so she has to run a lot.
That seems kind of crazy – she can text but not talk?
It’s the Army. I also found out that I couldn’t send her back a day early (I thought I was being smart, just in case there was a weather delay or a flight issue) but apparently she’d have to spend the night in the airport. Cost me $200 to change her flight one day. She’s okay with that being her Christmas present. 
Any worries that she might have to die in a George W. Bush Iraq-style war? I respect and honor those who die for the US, but there are a decent number of wars we have fought which simply were not right. Which makes me very angry because, as I say, I respect those who lay down their lives for us and and so to have their commitment dishonored by leadership that fights wars that are wrong (like say Haiti in the inter-war period) makes me sick. That makes it a hard thing to be in the military or know someone close to you in it.
bwuh? She couldn’t just go back to her unit and sign back in a day early saving a day of chargeable leave?!?:dubious: sounds weird to me.
Anyway,
:):D:cool:Merry Christmas to all yall in the House of Ivy:cool::D:)
There’s a shuttle that runs from the post to the airport, and from what I can tell, it’s at least an hour drive. There will be no shuttle running until the third, so she’d be stuck at the airport if she arrived on the second.
Don’t use this thread to spread your political opinion, it isn’t the place for it. Use Great Debates.
Ah, yeah, forgot about that part.:smack: the $200 would have been spent either way, on a taxi or as you did, rescheduling flights.
:):DAnd a Happy New Year also:D:)
She’s home. She’s been up for 40 hours. We spent some time in the hot tub and are ordering pizza. She’s changed into civvie pajamas and will most likely fall asleep in the next hour or so.
She’s also different. She seems more mature.
ivylass, wow, that statement really brought back memories for me than anything else in this thread.
Welcome Mom, to life as a parent of a soldier.
It was so funny at the airport. We’re waiting at baggage claim for her duffel bag and she’s standing at parade rest by the carousel. Her dad says she’s walking differently too. She’s got plans to practice for tests she’ll have when she gets back and has asked to make the beds in the house to practice her hospital corners.
She does have shin splints though and had to stay out of marching and running for five days during basic. Any suggestions? Her drill sergeant gave her some advice and I’ve asked the instructors at my gym for ideas. I think it will get better with time but until then she’s going to have issues.
Weak sauce, my words were addressed to people on both left right and center who would endorse what I said. Some from all sides would, some from all sides would not. But to call questioning whether all wars are obviously a good idea is not a political position.
WWI + European WWII conflict prior to Pearl Harbor -> Many right wing isolationists oppose.
Korea – Many from both sides of the spectrum oppose.
Vietnam - Many left wingers oppose.
And that is just a taste. Wars get opposed, sometimes for logical (or not) reasons on all sides of the spectrum. You can find people who support or oppose some given war who populate the full range of political positions. So do not tell me that I am taking a political stance by noting that not all people find all wars right.
She also thanks everyone who sent her a card or a letter. She said she kept them tucked into her uniform and at the end of a hard day would take one out to read it. It really helped her.
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Dammit, I think I’m developing allergies to the cat…
Shin splints, shin splints hmmmmmm <rubs chin comtemplatively while staring off into the past>
make sure she has high quality running shoes for pt (replaced frequently, do NOT run in worn out shoes) After basic I would advise buying (this will be expensive but can be spread out over months) about 7 pairs of new boots and having them all re-soled with soft soled ripple sole (1st three pics)which uses or used the same type of soft rubber for the heel/cushion as tennis shoes. That will give her a different pair to wear each day plus a couple of extra for when she has a pair in getting new soles(they wear pretty quickly since they are so soft). Plus her basic issue pair for use in the field. this advice is born out of experience of the back and lower body issues and pain that can result from daily wear of regular boots. It costs a quite a bit for the initial investment and there is the regular maintenance costs, but, I wish I had done it earlier in my time in the army and saved myself some problems now. For the now, about the only thing I can think of for the shin splints is to get some of those thicker cushiony insole inserts from the px for use in her boots. Not great but they do help a tiny bit. In short, my memory is that she has to just basically tough it out. But my memory is also 20 years old and almost certainly outdated these days.
Thanks, guestchaz, I’ll pass it along. She’s currently taking a shower. A long, hot shower. They have 43 females and only 6 showers in the bay, and the water heater is less than reliable.
For fun, walk up behind her and in a booming voice yell “DROP”, hilarity will ensue. My dad (an AF MSGT) did that to me several times when I came home from Basic.
Re: shin splints, I’d have her ice and do gentle stretching while she’s home. Give them a chance to heal, getting recycled sucks unbelievably.
Toe-raises solved the problem 100% for me. Twenty of them before a run. I did them on the edge of the front porch.
:D<snicker> that’s just mean <chortle>:D
ivylass What DeepLiquid said about the shin splints. sounds a lot better than been the tough guy and suffering needlessly.
Ah yes, more memories, the showers. I used to get up half hour early and take a shower, me and one other guy, before the rest of the platoon. Pissed off the fire watch to no end, and got :dubious: looks from the drills but, since we weren’t interfering with anything, it was all good. Hot long showers are most certainly a luxury one learns to appreciate in basic.
Sattua toe raises? huh! never woulda thunk it. I wonder if it has to do with the nerve endings that are between the toe/foot bones (I think)