Another Ruck March

Well today we went on another ruck march to something they call the Confidence Course. It was much more challenging than yesterday for two reasons. First, I volunteered (which many prior service folks say you should never do) to be a road guard which means you have to run up ahead of your platoon to relieve the road guard from the platoon ahead of us. So while everybody else gets to walk the whole way, I get to do a series of mad dashes with most of our gear. The crazy thing was that I enjoyed it. It was good to test my body in that way. For almost being 32, it responded really well. The second reason the day was more challenging was due to the fact that the Confidence Course consisted of several very high obstacles. And while I am not as scared of heights as my mother, the obstacles forced me to rely on God in a very real way to overcome the fear.

Anyway, I thought that I would also include a photo of the rest of 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon so you can see the guys I stand with every day in formation.

Also, make sure that you folks make sure to let the Aydelotte family know this web address and that they can email me by going to david.f.jordan@us.army.mil if they wish.