Monday the company starts week seven off with a bang as we learn how to save lives through first aid and CPR. We learned how to bandage and treat many injuries such as severed limbs, 3rd degree burns, and even intestines that are hanging out of the body. From there we went to the gym to do our CPR practical where we learned how to properly perform rescue breathing and CPR. We also learned what to do if you are dealing with a choking victim.

Tuesday was a very fun day for Oscar-182. We spent most of the morning at seamanship learning how to throw a heaving line so when we get to the fleet we can succesfully pull into port. We also took our seamanship final and are sad to say we did not get a high enough average on the test to get the seamanship pennant.

Wednesday we went back to seamanship to do our deck seamanship practical. Many people from the company had to do the practical first so they could go to the gun range and try again at qualifying. This was also a sad class because it was our final class with Petty Officer Bechtler, who was one of Oscar's favorite instructors. Wednesday night the company got their hair cut to a high and tight style. After getting our haircuts the company was given ample time to contact their units and study for Friday's final. We also had our close order drill test Wednesday. There were a few mistakes and we were a little rough, but we passed and we plan on having all of that squared away by graduation.

Thursday was a fairly slow day, we were given a lot of time to contact units and study because the final is Friday. The past few days we have been getting all of our travel arrangements ready and studying and making our service dress blue uniforms look nice. We have been getting ready to graduated!!!

Friday was the day for November-182 to graduate!!!!! Which means that Oscar-182 is now the most senior company on the regiment. We also took our final today. Even though we do not know what we got personally, we know that we did not score high enough as a company to get the final pennant. Today was also the day that we got to go on the confidence course. That was a great time. The Oscar-182 drill team joined forces with the Papa-182 drill team to march while spinning our pieces in a parade in West Cape May. They performed very well and were accepted and treated great from the community. Friday was a great day for Oscar, and Saturday should be just as great seeing as we will be having our off base liberty!

Saturday was probably the high light of most of the recruits time at basic training. The day started off with chow and then an inspection of our tropical blue long uniform and they Petty Officer Guillen released the company for off base liberty. Most of Oscar spent there days in hotel rooms they payed flat rates for watching television and talking to their families on pre-paid phones that we were permitted to buy at Walmart for twenty dollars and had unlimited calling and texting for the day. Some of us ordered pizza and some of us went out to lunch at a nice restaurant and many of us went to the movies and saw movies like 2012 and the Twighlight Saga New Moon. We returned to the regiment no later than 2030 and returned to boot camp life.

Sunday was a very nice relaxing day for the company. We had our divine hours and then we went to the gym and played dodgeball with Petty Officer Stamos for a substitute workout for our run because we could not go on our run this Sunday due to inclement weather. After dodgeball we were permitted time to contact our units and do uniform maintenance. After that time was up Petty Officer Stamos had a sitdown with the company and opened up the floor for questions regarding her career in the Coast Guard, our future careers, and anything we may be worried about or curious about involving the Coast Guard.