Week 05 started off better Monday was the company's first time the color detail raised colors (the national ensign) for the whole regiment to see and did awesome. We got to fight in Pugil Stick bouts, that is where we hit each other with padded sticks, don't worry we had head gear, padded chest vest, and groin protection. NO ONE GOT HURT. It was fun and let us blow off steam.  We also learned how to speak on a radio and learned the phonetic alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie etc...). On Tuesday we got our dress uniforms so now our sea bag is complete. We also learned the difference between Port and Starboard the hard way at night. The highlight this week would have to be Wednesday, we ate cupcakes provided by forming company for completing a rigorous bike workout and then received our colors. This is the honor for a company to receive. This lets the regiment know that we are a senior week in training. If we have another war games we will finally have colors to hold and defend this time around, watch out Bravo and Delta. We also got our orders to know where we are going for our first unit. Friday a lot of shipmates wanted to cry as we went for more shots, this time we got the Small pox shot and the Yellow Fever Shot and more. It was a painful morning. We marched proudly with our new colors in Zulu-181's graduation. This week we also learned how to look up information about our units and got to call home to tell our families where our next journey will take us in the Coast Guard. We thank all our families for their support. We ended this week with a shipmate coming in the squad bays with flashing lights as if a bomb was strap to them, one squad bay had to pretend they were hit with shrapnel and the other squad bay had to rescue them. This taught us team work and damage control. We also went on a 2 mile off base run which was refreshing and nice for the change of scenery. We started to become as one and have done a 360 as a company. We are all proud of ourselves and hope you all are too. DOWN HILL FROM HERE!

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