Robert’s Second Post

I hope everyone is doing well,

As for me I am doing fine. A little tired yet again, but still kicking and doing well. The past few weeks have been really busy since I’ve gotten back, but I am still hanging here and doing well.

The day we got back, they gave us the day off to recoup from the two week long vacation (doesn’t make any sense, I know!!!) but it was appreciated. The next day however, we jumped right back in and began reviewing for the National Registry Test for EMT-Basic (a very difficult test to nationally certify me as an Emergency Medical Technician). On Monday and Tuesday of the next week, we started the All-Skills Tests, which are a series of hands-on tests that are pretty difficult. I passed all 6 with 100% on everyone of them!!!! Wednesday, we took another Physical Training Test and I passed again! Then on Thursday, the big day came and I ended up passing the National Registry, so I am now nationally certified as an EMT Basic…That doesn’t mean I’m gunna save your life though ;)…I am just kidding. I probably would.

After that, we took a week of class that basically taught us how to apply everything that we learned in the Basic course and apply it to the military life. Friday, two days ago, we took our last written test and I passed with an 86%!! Overall I got an 84.3% in the class and was 11th in the rankings!

Beginning on Tuesday (we get Monday off for MLK day), we begin Whiskey training which will help us apply everything we’ve learned into a field situation. This is when we learn how to give an IV while dodging bullets!!! (very exciting stuff!) I can’t wait to get out into the field and out of the classroom cause classes sucked.

Class and Training is going good but something I found out last week totally blew me out of the water!! I found out that once I graduate from Medic Training, I am going to go to M6 (nursing) school. The cool part is I stay here until May 29th and then I go to Fort Lewis in Seattle, WA!!! for 44 weeks to finish my clinicals. After that I don’t know where I going but until April of 2009, that’s where I know I am going to be which is pretty sweet.

One last thing before I leave that I have done lately that is pretty cool, is I got a tattoo!!!!! Mom thought it was pretty cool but there is a picture on this post so take a look and leave me some comments. And just for everyone’s information, I was completely sober when I got it!!

That’s all for now but I will be back soon to write again. Thanks for listening and I really appreciate everyone’s prayers and support. God Bless you all and God bless the United States.

Sincerely,
PV2, Robert Pate