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An extremely scaled down version of daily report. Up at 4:30am, Since much was cleaned last night and all youth took showers, this sped up the process. Loading vans, then chow at 5:30am. At least a few youth had mismatched boots which seems unusual since they have been wearing them all week. Everyone lined up their ruck sacks in the middle of the barracks and did a few physical training exercises when some youth weren’t quite ready.

Returned to barracks and completed drill instruction & went over the creed. As mentioned before, former Reichert House staff member, a retired marine sergeant, Robert King, has been with us all week and his experience as also a former Parris Island graduate has proven to help greatly.

We had to account for every rack (bunks), sheet, and blanket as part of check out procedure. One item we did not have to return … 40 + belts that Drill Instructor Sgt Stanley Cary obtained for us who knows how for free (roughly $10 a belt) since that was one item we did not realize we needed.

Keep our one young marine who has spent two nights in the hospital in your thoughts and prayers.

Riding off the base very shortly. We will be on our way back with an important lunch stop somewhere in the middle. See you at Lincoln Middle School, about 6pm, The young men will need to sleep about 24 hours give or take after the ceremony and get some more good fluids and food. The staff will need about 12 hours more than that. Hoo rah.