Gettin' Smoked

Friends and Family,
John called around 6:15pm last evening. He sounded good but he said they've been "gettin' smoked." Militarily, that means that if there are a few guys not quite following orders or not moving fast enough, the whole platoon has to pay by doing push ups, etc. Apparently, they've gotten smoked a few times. When the drill sergeant calls, "drop," they do! Then she orders, "down, up, down, up," for the push ups. She lingered a while after the down order, leaving John's arms screaming a little. Hopefully, everyone will learn quickly. He also said he had gotten around 7 hours of sleep the night before, the first since he left on the 7th! And guess what? John is the PG. That's Platoon Guide. He's in charge of his platoon and calls them to attention. He also says they do a little army chanting, you know like, "I don't know but I've been told.." stuff. He sends his love to all of you.
Keep praying,
Mom