Update: On a 24 hour pass. On Day 4, I suffered a slight meniscus tear in my left knee. Stepped in a deep hole that was covered with brush and twisted it hard. Was offered the opportunity to go home but I am staying. I had to drop from my current class and am currently waiting here @ the base for the next class to start. Unfortunately, I cannot go home and wait...the waiting game has to be done on the base. Might be for the best anyway, as this is a place that I need to be completely free from any distractions. All in all, I will have had 24 days to rest and heal for the start of the next class. Pushes my tentative graduation date another month to late September.
Dissapoiting to say the least. I know I cannot fully recover from this in just a few weeks but the doc here is taking care of me and with med's combined with really pushing myself, the doc and I both agree that it is possible that I make it through this. He did warn me that if I complete the course and graduate, I may be looking at some knee surgery to do some "cleaning." One step at a time I guess.
The heat is the biggest enemy out here. We have had several dudes go down and then go home after dropping to the ground because of heat casualties. Brutal.
I'll keep you guys posted of my progress along the way. Take it easy.
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