Coast Guard Recruit Company Foxtrot 186 weekly journal posted Feb 6, 2012

Week 02 Summary:

 Week 02 Brought many new challenges for Foxtrot Company, as we are still trying to learn to work as a team.  This week we learned how to properly identify and address personnel within the Coast Guard, and many  of us are having a hard time transitioning from the "sir sandwiches" that we had become accustomed to during our first week and a half of training.  We have also started to wear our Coast Guard Operational Dress Uniforms which was a nice change from the physical fitness sweats that we had been wearing during our forming week.  Toward the end of the week we all participated in a swim assessment in which we were required to tread water for 05 minutes and swim approximately 100 yards. Some of the people in the company struggled with this and are now required to attend mandatory swim class in the morning.  This requires that they be ready to swim by 0515!!! This makes for an early morning, however I am sure they will be better at not only swimming but getting up early as well. This week we were also introduced to performance trackers.  Performance trackers are used to identify individual deficiencies, and many of us have acquired a hefty stack for forgetting items such as required knowledge, and for not responding correctly.  Our Company Commanders are firm but fair, and I have no doubt that we will be ready for week 03 on Monday morning!