Week 5 blog

Week 05 has come and gone, and has left us as a different company. The past 07 days have been our most significant period of growth since we arrived at Cape May. We’ve grown, both as a company and as individuals, giving us a new perspective and fresh attitude towards training.
Thursday was the most anticipated day (besides graduation!) by far: the day we received our orders to our first duty stations. We lined up on the parade field and each placed our hands on the memorial of Douglas Munro as we proclaimed our destinations, which ranged from San Francisco, Honolulu and San Juan to Miami, Kodiak and New York City. One of the best parts of receiving our orders was being able to make a 05 minute phone call home to our loved ones to let them know where we were going and make travel arrangements. It is both exciting and sad to think that in less than 03 weeks Victor Company will be scattered all over the nation.
After living and breathing together for the past 05 weeks, we have finally come together as a company. We have been working towards many goals, which all accumulate to achieve a major goal: attaining our company colors (flag). Tired of marching around the regiment with a bare guidon and no right to sing cadence, we pulled together as a team this week to ensure that each of our obstacles (meeting time objectives, marching, uniforms, and organization) were met. Between group pep talks, uniform maintenance assembly lines, and reciting our required knowledge every opportunity we had, we pushed more and more each day until finally on Sunday we earned the right to don the red and white Victor flag at the head of our formation.
In the first several weeks, most of us had a mindset focused solely on surviving until graduation. Now, we are beginning to see each day as an opportunity to grow, learn, and become a stronger and more disciplined company. As we count the days until graduation, we are realizing just how little time we have until we are officially out into the fleet. With Week 05 behind us, we are feeling more confident and prepared as this day rapidly approaches. We look forward to another week of practical training to prepare us for the roles we will soon be playing at our first stations. Until next week, Victor 181 signing out.

16 days left!!!!!!