Dear Blog Readers,
I gotta make this short and sweet cuz we gotta go to bed an hour early cuz we got a PT test tomorrow.
I cut off all of my hair. I mean all of it. I will send a picture of it to my madre when I get my phone and she (with the help of the kids) can put it on here for y'all to see. It's super cute" Ha ha. We actually had fun today at the salon with DS Thigpen. She is pretty chill when she is not angry. Lol.
Night fire again tomorrow! I'm excited! Maybe I will get to see fire flies again! I am in love with them. They make me happy. Ha ha. Lights out. I'm going to bed. Miss you all like crazy.
Love, Victoria
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
BRM Today!!
BRM = Basic Rifle Marksmanship 13 July 10
BRM WAS AWESOME today! I was one of the first people to qualify (and I was also the first female soldier). Hehe. I'm so proud of myself. :o) We had to qualify in groupings before we could do anything else for BRM. It was fun. Things are pretty crazy here. It's hot. Like 110 degrees outside today. We had two people pass out from heat exhaustion. Me and Aston(m) took care of them though. We had to wrap them in ice sheets and keep an ice pack on their necks and wrists. I felt like a doctor. Lol.
We had some crazy drama going on in our bay tonight. Brew(f) and Dailey(f) (f stands for female and m stands for male) cuz when I'm telling stories it's hard to tell if they are male or female based on their last name. But anyways, they pretty much hate each other so they are always talking s*** to each other. So Dailey(f) decides to "confront" Brew(f). "Confront" in Dailey's language means "kick some a**". It was lovely. DS Vaughn came in screaming and broke the fight up. Oh the things that go on in the female bay.
But other than that, It's been a pretty good day. I started my laundry today. I hate doing laundry. Especially here. Imagine 200 dirty stinky privates fighting over 8 washing machines and 10 dryers. Yeah it's scary. OK I have now fallen asleep 4 times now while writing this. So I'm going to bed. I love you all and miss you like crazy.
Love,
Victoria
BRM WAS AWESOME today! I was one of the first people to qualify (and I was also the first female soldier). Hehe. I'm so proud of myself. :o) We had to qualify in groupings before we could do anything else for BRM. It was fun. Things are pretty crazy here. It's hot. Like 110 degrees outside today. We had two people pass out from heat exhaustion. Me and Aston(m) took care of them though. We had to wrap them in ice sheets and keep an ice pack on their necks and wrists. I felt like a doctor. Lol.
We had some crazy drama going on in our bay tonight. Brew(f) and Dailey(f) (f stands for female and m stands for male) cuz when I'm telling stories it's hard to tell if they are male or female based on their last name. But anyways, they pretty much hate each other so they are always talking s*** to each other. So Dailey(f) decides to "confront" Brew(f). "Confront" in Dailey's language means "kick some a**". It was lovely. DS Vaughn came in screaming and broke the fight up. Oh the things that go on in the female bay.
But other than that, It's been a pretty good day. I started my laundry today. I hate doing laundry. Especially here. Imagine 200 dirty stinky privates fighting over 8 washing machines and 10 dryers. Yeah it's scary. OK I have now fallen asleep 4 times now while writing this. So I'm going to bed. I love you all and miss you like crazy.
Love,
Victoria
From the Mom
Just so you know the last three posts were one letter. I had to break it up because it was so long. You need to start with the one that says Ice Cream Sandwiches part one. Then Ice cream sandwiches continued. And lastly, Ice cream sandwiches the end. Also, Victoria does not have internet access! She sends me the letters and posts them. She wants you all to be able to know what she is doing while there.
:o) RaGayla
:o) RaGayla
Ice Cream Sandwiches the End
I MISS MY SWEEDISH FISH!
Everyone thinks that I am addicted to them (I told them that I was and they said that I have a serious problem). My DS said that it is very likely that I am addicted to the Red40 in them. I think I'm just addicted cuz they taste good.
I MISS MY LATE NIGHT ADVENTURES!
This portion of my blog letter is dedicated to my late night adventure friends, including but not limited to:
Kelsi (Dear Lovely)
Chelsea
John
matt
Keith
and whoever else had late night adventures with us.
This, here at basic, is an adventure, but it's not as fun cuz y'all aren't here with me. :o(
I miss everyone like crazy. I love getting letters and our DS doesn't make us do push ups for them cuz they don't like to sit there and wait while we do them. SO SEND ME LOTS OF LETTERS! I love getting them. It always puts me in such a good mood. When I got my three part letter from my Dear Lovely I was in a super good mood so my DS gave me a nick name. Can anyone possibly guess what that nick name was? That's right. She called me BUBBLES! I could have hugged her right then and there. But my life and health are too important to me. Lol. But anyways, like I said, write me letters. And send me pictures. I feel like I am missing out on a lot of stuff. So send me some pictures and it will make me feel less out of the loop. :o)
I know some of y'all already have my address but for those of you who don't:
PVT Arbogast, Victoria
G 1/19 FA 1st PLT
5970 S. Boundary Rd.
Ft. Sill, Ok 73503
My DS kindly asks that we inform everyone that I am to receive NO:
Naked pictures
Edible items
Bombs/weapons
Reading materials/books
otherwise I get in trouble do a frick ton of push ups and get a counseling statement. Which by the way I am starting a "counseling statement collection" with all the ones I have so far. It's stupid. I get them for dumb stuff. Like my hair was too stylish and my shirt wasn't tucked in. It's Ruh-tarted, but whatever.
I really am going to bed now. I am tired. We had an 8k Ruck march to the gas chamber today, then we took a little trip through the chamber and back. Pretty laid back day but I'm still exhausted.
But I love y'all and miss you like crazy. Don't miss me too much K?
XOXOXOXOXO
Victoria
GOOD NIGHT :O)
Everyone thinks that I am addicted to them (I told them that I was and they said that I have a serious problem). My DS said that it is very likely that I am addicted to the Red40 in them. I think I'm just addicted cuz they taste good.
I MISS MY LATE NIGHT ADVENTURES!
This portion of my blog letter is dedicated to my late night adventure friends, including but not limited to:
Kelsi (Dear Lovely)
Chelsea
John
matt
Keith
and whoever else had late night adventures with us.
This, here at basic, is an adventure, but it's not as fun cuz y'all aren't here with me. :o(
I miss everyone like crazy. I love getting letters and our DS doesn't make us do push ups for them cuz they don't like to sit there and wait while we do them. SO SEND ME LOTS OF LETTERS! I love getting them. It always puts me in such a good mood. When I got my three part letter from my Dear Lovely I was in a super good mood so my DS gave me a nick name. Can anyone possibly guess what that nick name was? That's right. She called me BUBBLES! I could have hugged her right then and there. But my life and health are too important to me. Lol. But anyways, like I said, write me letters. And send me pictures. I feel like I am missing out on a lot of stuff. So send me some pictures and it will make me feel less out of the loop. :o)
I know some of y'all already have my address but for those of you who don't:
PVT Arbogast, Victoria
G 1/19 FA 1st PLT
5970 S. Boundary Rd.
Ft. Sill, Ok 73503
My DS kindly asks that we inform everyone that I am to receive NO:
Naked pictures
Edible items
Bombs/weapons
Reading materials/books
otherwise I get in trouble do a frick ton of push ups and get a counseling statement. Which by the way I am starting a "counseling statement collection" with all the ones I have so far. It's stupid. I get them for dumb stuff. Like my hair was too stylish and my shirt wasn't tucked in. It's Ruh-tarted, but whatever.
I really am going to bed now. I am tired. We had an 8k Ruck march to the gas chamber today, then we took a little trip through the chamber and back. Pretty laid back day but I'm still exhausted.
But I love y'all and miss you like crazy. Don't miss me too much K?
XOXOXOXOXO
Victoria
GOOD NIGHT :O)
Monday, July 19, 2010
Ice Cream Sandwiches Continued
I FREAKIN' MISS YOU ALL!!! But I'm having fun. I am going to church tomorrow. It is so awesome. It's like our youth group but triple the size. We sing all the songs we do at home and the Pastor is awesome. It's awesome. I've been saying awesome a lot. You know why? Because here at basic the only words you are allowed to use are:
"yes/no DS"
"at ease!"
"permission to pass formation DS"
"In cadence!"
"Ah-ooh ah-ooh. SPARTANS prepare for glory!"
(and my personal favorite)
DS: "Arbogast, what the h*** are you doing?"
Me: "Standing at attention DS"
DS: "Oh really?"
Me: "Yes DS"
DS: "that's funny because to me it looks like your'e just being a dumb a**."
Me: "That's because I am a dumb a** DS"
DS: "Good job Arbogast. I'm proud to know that the dumb a** is at least smart enough to know it is a dumb a**."
Me: "Thank you DS."
DS: "That was not a compliment and quit thanking your DS Privates! Hey dumb a**?"
Me: "yes DS?"
DS: "Front leaning rest position, MOVE. In cadence."
Me: "In cadence."
DS: "Exercise. 1-2-3-..."
And that's all the talking that we are allowed to do. So with the lack of talking that I am doing my vocabulary is diminishing. So now the only word that I have left to us is "awesome". Lol. Well I'm gonna go to sleep now. Fire guard just came by and got mad cuz I'm still awake. But what ever. I don't like her any way. She is one of those hypocritical drill privates that talk their little booty's off in formation but then the second anyone else starts talking, turns around and tells you to "lock it up". I want to punch her. But whatever. DS doesn't like her either. She is rude. But Jesus loves her. So maybe I'll be nice to her. Maybe. Lol. But for reals, I got to go to bed. I have fire guard for the last shift which means I will be up an hour before everyone else. Blah. =/ To be continued tomorrow...
"yes/no DS"
"at ease!"
"permission to pass formation DS"
"In cadence!"
"Ah-ooh ah-ooh. SPARTANS prepare for glory!"
(and my personal favorite)
DS: "Arbogast, what the h*** are you doing?"
Me: "Standing at attention DS"
DS: "Oh really?"
Me: "Yes DS"
DS: "that's funny because to me it looks like your'e just being a dumb a**."
Me: "That's because I am a dumb a** DS"
DS: "Good job Arbogast. I'm proud to know that the dumb a** is at least smart enough to know it is a dumb a**."
Me: "Thank you DS."
DS: "That was not a compliment and quit thanking your DS Privates! Hey dumb a**?"
Me: "yes DS?"
DS: "Front leaning rest position, MOVE. In cadence."
Me: "In cadence."
DS: "Exercise. 1-2-3-..."
And that's all the talking that we are allowed to do. So with the lack of talking that I am doing my vocabulary is diminishing. So now the only word that I have left to us is "awesome". Lol. Well I'm gonna go to sleep now. Fire guard just came by and got mad cuz I'm still awake. But what ever. I don't like her any way. She is one of those hypocritical drill privates that talk their little booty's off in formation but then the second anyone else starts talking, turns around and tells you to "lock it up". I want to punch her. But whatever. DS doesn't like her either. She is rude. But Jesus loves her. So maybe I'll be nice to her. Maybe. Lol. But for reals, I got to go to bed. I have fire guard for the last shift which means I will be up an hour before everyone else. Blah. =/ To be continued tomorrow...
Ice Cream Sandwiches Part One
Holy Freakin' ice cream sandwiches. Why, you ask, am I saying "holy freakin' ice cream sandwiches?"
Two reasons: 1. I really want an ice cream sandwich.
2. We went to the gas chamber today.
It was exactly how everyone said it would be but exactly opposite of how I thought it would be when I pictured it when they were explaining it.
There is nothing that could prepare you for it. In our line was Brew, Cowan, Achilli, Braden, me, then Bodensteiner (all from first PLT). We were all yelling and I yelled "holy french toast" (Love ya Chelsea) and my DS started laughing hysterically. It was horrible while I was in there but afterwards I felt awesome. Snot and drool running down my face and everything. I didn't puke though. I even ate a huge breakfast. I figured if I had food in my stomach I wouldn't dry heave so much (a bit of advice from some attractive boys that were talking ot me at the PX. Lol.). After that we went and sat in meal formation and ate our MRES. I had a "cheese and veggie omelet". It was like a sponge. I didn't eat it. But I ate most of the rest of the stuff in the MRE and some Twizzlers that Antivo my BB (Battle buddy) gave me. They was yummy. And I stole half of Bradens M&M cookie. That was yummy too. I eat so much food. Like A LOt. More than I would eat at home and in about 1/10 of the time. We have 4 minutes for chow, and I can stuff a frick load of food in my belly in 4 minutes. I always have a food baby after though. But not for long. We usually get smoked after every meal because we have slow people in our PLT. But even though I eat a lot, I have lost a ton of weight. I hav ebeen gon 25 days and I have lost 19 pounds. That's a lot. Good thing these ACU's have drawstrings in them.
Two reasons: 1. I really want an ice cream sandwich.
2. We went to the gas chamber today.
It was exactly how everyone said it would be but exactly opposite of how I thought it would be when I pictured it when they were explaining it.
There is nothing that could prepare you for it. In our line was Brew, Cowan, Achilli, Braden, me, then Bodensteiner (all from first PLT). We were all yelling and I yelled "holy french toast" (Love ya Chelsea) and my DS started laughing hysterically. It was horrible while I was in there but afterwards I felt awesome. Snot and drool running down my face and everything. I didn't puke though. I even ate a huge breakfast. I figured if I had food in my stomach I wouldn't dry heave so much (a bit of advice from some attractive boys that were talking ot me at the PX. Lol.). After that we went and sat in meal formation and ate our MRES. I had a "cheese and veggie omelet". It was like a sponge. I didn't eat it. But I ate most of the rest of the stuff in the MRE and some Twizzlers that Antivo my BB (Battle buddy) gave me. They was yummy. And I stole half of Bradens M&M cookie. That was yummy too. I eat so much food. Like A LOt. More than I would eat at home and in about 1/10 of the time. We have 4 minutes for chow, and I can stuff a frick load of food in my belly in 4 minutes. I always have a food baby after though. But not for long. We usually get smoked after every meal because we have slow people in our PLT. But even though I eat a lot, I have lost a ton of weight. I hav ebeen gon 25 days and I have lost 19 pounds. That's a lot. Good thing these ACU's have drawstrings in them.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
I Got To Use Matthew Rodriguez Today
10 July 10
I got to use my phone for an hour today. I haven't been that excited since I got here. DS Peschel made us toe the line and didn't tell us why. So we are all toeing the line and he comes out and says that we are getting our phones for an hour. We were all grinning ear to ear. DS Peschel started laughing and said that if we didn't wipe those stupid looks off our faces he was gonna change his mind. It was like a light switch. I have never seen smiles jump off of every ones faces so fast.
After we got our phones, it was a mad scramble to fish them out of the chest and then race to the plug ins so we could charge our phones as we used them. I called my mommas cell and she didn't answer. I was pretty bummed out. So I called the house and talked to my little/big brother for awhile. Then my momma called me back. So I got to talk to her and she was at church so I got to talk to Jimi and Aubrey and Troy and my Princess! I was so happy. I talked to my little stud muffin brother David for a little bit too. : o) Then I called my daddy and I could pretty much hear him smiling through the phone. I miss that crazy, old dude. :o)
I tried to call my Dear Lovely, I'm pretty sure I tried like 8 times. I didn't get to talk to her though. I was pretty sad. But, if you are reading this, I love you and I miss you my Dear Lovely.
I miss you all. :o) It's been a good day, now it's time for bed. So I love you all and miss you like crazy. Don't miss me too much k?
Love, Victoria
P.S.- BRM tomorrow. So freaking excited! :o)
I got to use my phone for an hour today. I haven't been that excited since I got here. DS Peschel made us toe the line and didn't tell us why. So we are all toeing the line and he comes out and says that we are getting our phones for an hour. We were all grinning ear to ear. DS Peschel started laughing and said that if we didn't wipe those stupid looks off our faces he was gonna change his mind. It was like a light switch. I have never seen smiles jump off of every ones faces so fast.
After we got our phones, it was a mad scramble to fish them out of the chest and then race to the plug ins so we could charge our phones as we used them. I called my mommas cell and she didn't answer. I was pretty bummed out. So I called the house and talked to my little/big brother for awhile. Then my momma called me back. So I got to talk to her and she was at church so I got to talk to Jimi and Aubrey and Troy and my Princess! I was so happy. I talked to my little stud muffin brother David for a little bit too. : o) Then I called my daddy and I could pretty much hear him smiling through the phone. I miss that crazy, old dude. :o)
I tried to call my Dear Lovely, I'm pretty sure I tried like 8 times. I didn't get to talk to her though. I was pretty sad. But, if you are reading this, I love you and I miss you my Dear Lovely.
I miss you all. :o) It's been a good day, now it's time for bed. So I love you all and miss you like crazy. Don't miss me too much k?
Love, Victoria
P.S.- BRM tomorrow. So freaking excited! :o)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Letter #2
Hey Guys,
It's day 4 at BCT and I feel like I have been here for weeks. It doesn't help that reception dragged on forever. That was pretty much hell on earth. The food was good though...kinda.
I miss my phone. My poor little Matthew Rodriguez is laying in the bottom of a chest with the rest of the first platoon's cell phones. It's really frustrating not to be able to just text or call y'all whenever I want.
I would have written another letter sooner but we weren't allowed to because we had a biography to write and because they said we hadn't earned mail privileges yet. I'm supposed to be writing an essay on time management for Drill SGT Thigpen because the shower group in front of us went 4 min. over their 2 min. time limit. But I'm writing this letter to y'all instead. I'll write my essay during fire guard. Me and my battle buddy, Antivo, have fire guard from 2-3am ugh. Somebody pull out their "ACE" card cuz I'm about to shoot myself.
We get to sleep in till 0600 tomorrow. :o) We have Sundays off from breakfast chow till 1300. Most of the girls are going to church in the morning but I'm not going to go. I currently have no clean clothes and need to do laundry extremely badly. I bought a Bible at the PX today though so me and Carpenter are going to do a bible study together in the morning while we wait for our laundry.
Most of the people here are pretty chill. My Platoon, "The Spartans," is all the people I went to reception with. One dude did about 1500 push ups today. DS doesn't like him very much.
We got our M16A2's today! :o) They aren't that heavy, but when you are marching about 3 miles in formation, they weigh down on you. We are learning all kinds of fancy tricks to do with them. DS said that they are our baby. We must protect them with our lives. If we drop them, we drop, and we don't get back up till we knock out 25, 4-counts. I haven't dropped mine yet (knock on wood) but a lot of my battle buddies have...and when your battle buddies beat face... you go right down with em. It pisses the DS off but we're battle buddies. What can you do?
I did so many push ups today. I had my PT test this morning so we didn't do PT, but they made up for it with all the smokings we got. We have 3 Drill SGTS; DS Sheets, DS Peschel, and DS Thigpen (male, male, female) and they all tag team. Even the other PLT's DS' smoke us.
It sucks here, but not as bad as everyone said it would. So far at least. We had our first cryer today during one of our many smoking's. He is now the cry baby of the group.
I got some crazy girls in my bay. They're black, from the south, and dramatic as hell. Haha. I'm having fun. It sucks. It really, really does, but it has its moments. Like when you school all the boys (and girls but they're girls so they don't count) on the deconstruction of your M16A2. Haha. I was proud of myself. Or like when you get your DS to call themselves stupid. Hahaha. I'm clever like that. :o) I got smoked for it but it was frickin funny.
I miss you all like crazy. I miss my mommas cooking and arguing with my siblings. I miss the frantic rush to get out of the house in order to make it to church on time and peach red bulls. I miss sweedish fish and face book and music and Boomer and ramen noodles and my 6 pillows on my bed and sleeping in till whenever. I miss asking my daddy how his trip was when he gets home and watching those stupid history documentaries with him till he falls asleep and I could steal the remote.I miss hula. I miss Bridgepoint. I miss my Saturday night girls. I miss the nasty smell of the sugar beet factory and the crappy weather. I miss Idaho. I love you guys a lot. Y'all better write me letters. IDK if they put up my address yet but I'll put here too just in case:
PVT Arbogast, Victoria
G 1/19 FA 1st PLT
5970 S. Boundary Rd.
FT. Sill, OK 73503
I love you and miss you all. I'm gonna go write my essay now since it's like 2300. LOL Don't miss me too much K?
XOXO
Love, Victoria
P.S.-Since my M16A2 is my first baby, I named it what I planned on naming my first son ( cuz after seeing some of the ruh-tards here, there is no way I am having children). His name is Vincent Michael. Sexy name for a weapon don'tcha think? ;o)
It's day 4 at BCT and I feel like I have been here for weeks. It doesn't help that reception dragged on forever. That was pretty much hell on earth. The food was good though...kinda.
I miss my phone. My poor little Matthew Rodriguez is laying in the bottom of a chest with the rest of the first platoon's cell phones. It's really frustrating not to be able to just text or call y'all whenever I want.
I would have written another letter sooner but we weren't allowed to because we had a biography to write and because they said we hadn't earned mail privileges yet. I'm supposed to be writing an essay on time management for Drill SGT Thigpen because the shower group in front of us went 4 min. over their 2 min. time limit. But I'm writing this letter to y'all instead. I'll write my essay during fire guard. Me and my battle buddy, Antivo, have fire guard from 2-3am ugh. Somebody pull out their "ACE" card cuz I'm about to shoot myself.
We get to sleep in till 0600 tomorrow. :o) We have Sundays off from breakfast chow till 1300. Most of the girls are going to church in the morning but I'm not going to go. I currently have no clean clothes and need to do laundry extremely badly. I bought a Bible at the PX today though so me and Carpenter are going to do a bible study together in the morning while we wait for our laundry.
Most of the people here are pretty chill. My Platoon, "The Spartans," is all the people I went to reception with. One dude did about 1500 push ups today. DS doesn't like him very much.
We got our M16A2's today! :o) They aren't that heavy, but when you are marching about 3 miles in formation, they weigh down on you. We are learning all kinds of fancy tricks to do with them. DS said that they are our baby. We must protect them with our lives. If we drop them, we drop, and we don't get back up till we knock out 25, 4-counts. I haven't dropped mine yet (knock on wood) but a lot of my battle buddies have...and when your battle buddies beat face... you go right down with em. It pisses the DS off but we're battle buddies. What can you do?
I did so many push ups today. I had my PT test this morning so we didn't do PT, but they made up for it with all the smokings we got. We have 3 Drill SGTS; DS Sheets, DS Peschel, and DS Thigpen (male, male, female) and they all tag team. Even the other PLT's DS' smoke us.
It sucks here, but not as bad as everyone said it would. So far at least. We had our first cryer today during one of our many smoking's. He is now the cry baby of the group.
I got some crazy girls in my bay. They're black, from the south, and dramatic as hell. Haha. I'm having fun. It sucks. It really, really does, but it has its moments. Like when you school all the boys (and girls but they're girls so they don't count) on the deconstruction of your M16A2. Haha. I was proud of myself. Or like when you get your DS to call themselves stupid. Hahaha. I'm clever like that. :o) I got smoked for it but it was frickin funny.
I miss you all like crazy. I miss my mommas cooking and arguing with my siblings. I miss the frantic rush to get out of the house in order to make it to church on time and peach red bulls. I miss sweedish fish and face book and music and Boomer and ramen noodles and my 6 pillows on my bed and sleeping in till whenever. I miss asking my daddy how his trip was when he gets home and watching those stupid history documentaries with him till he falls asleep and I could steal the remote.I miss hula. I miss Bridgepoint. I miss my Saturday night girls. I miss the nasty smell of the sugar beet factory and the crappy weather. I miss Idaho. I love you guys a lot. Y'all better write me letters. IDK if they put up my address yet but I'll put here too just in case:
PVT Arbogast, Victoria
G 1/19 FA 1st PLT
5970 S. Boundary Rd.
FT. Sill, OK 73503
I love you and miss you all. I'm gonna go write my essay now since it's like 2300. LOL Don't miss me too much K?
XOXO
Love, Victoria
P.S.-Since my M16A2 is my first baby, I named it what I planned on naming my first son ( cuz after seeing some of the ruh-tards here, there is no way I am having children). His name is Vincent Michael. Sexy name for a weapon don'tcha think? ;o)
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