Graduated BCT at Fort Benning back on Dec. 13th. Ran into a setback coming down with pneumonia in my first cycle, being admitted to MACH for 4 days(with 2 days in the infirmary before that) caused me to be recycled day 1. PT dropped after getting off a 2 week dead man profile, but was able to work back up to 65 PU's, 76 SU's, and a 14:15 on the 2 mile. My run times being affected the most by the weakness in my lungs even though I managed to keep up with A group.
All in all my extended stay at Fort Benning made me a stronger person mentally and has definitely helped me prioritize my goal of becoming a Ranger. I fly out for Fort Sam Houston on the 3rd and know quite a few medics with RIP contracts so hopefully will be able to link up with them once I'm there.
-Tim



