First week of CH-BOLC Phase 2

Just finished my first week of CH-BOLC Phase 2 here at Ft. Jackson. It was a long and busy week. I arrived on Sunday at around 12:00 and went directly to the Clothing Sales to get some needed items. After that I went to the Chaplains School, where I spent the next several hours in-processing. After being released from the school at around 17:30, I headed back for the hotel. I hadn’t even gotten settled in before we had a platoon meeting in the hotel conference room, where I was assigned to a squad, and paired up with a battle buddy. The rest of the week was pretty much classes, with the exception of Tuesday which was a trip to Charleston, SC where we had classes on ramp ceremonies, and a ferry boat ride to Fort Sumter.

Next week will probably be more of the same, with a trip to Paris Island on Wednesday. I don’t know what we will actually be doing there, but I am sure it will beat sitting in the classroom. PT has been pretty good so far. Muscle development days really make you work, and on run days we have went between 2 and 3 miles. Nothing too bad. On Tuesday I will take my diagnostic PT test. I am still a little worried about the run, but I think I will be okay.

Looking forward to the rest of training, and can’t wait to get this part of the chaplaincy journey behind me