Day 6: The End of the 1st Week

I woke up on Friday not hurting as much as the previous days, but as the day went on the soreness came back.

Instruction was great. It was our orientation day, so they walked us around the grounds to get us familiar with the campus. It is rather large. The Training center sits on the grounds of several other key buildings. We were introduced to a few key individuals that are part of this great Firefighting family.

We also did an interview with one of our classmates. Well, actually I was put in a group of three. We had to go up in front of the class and tell a little about that person. It was neat to hear about everyone, and as the Captain pointed out, we really do have more in common with each other than we might have thought.

After lunch more instruction and then PT.

PT was exhausting. I don't know if it was because it was Friday...who knows. We had to do Calisthenics in unison (jumping jacks, mtn. climbers, toe touches, and my favorite leg extensions...I'm still feeling thoose). We also ran a mile, in formation.

Monday is our first test. We can only fail two, so it is important that we all pass this test. We set up a study session for Sunday at 2. I don't know if I will be able to make it, but I will make my notes today.

Next week it really kicks up a notch. Even though my body aches, my mind is still awake. I'm ready to be a firefighter, no matter how much abuse my body takes.

I'm ready for week 2.