Reed's Letter

We got our weekly letter from Reed...he reports that he has become a "freak" about physical training and working out. He challenged his dad to an ab conditioning workout he calls "abdominal suicide." Glad he didn't challenge me to that test. Basic warrior training ended this week and tomorrow he will begin something called the "confidence course." He also gets to have a little fun, the Marine Corps way, through competitions between individual recruits, teams of recruits, whole platoons, and even the drill instructors. They have sprint races, pull-up and crunch competitions, tug-o-war, and something called the dizzy izzy. Will have to ask him about that one.