Day 0

Tim's basic training journey unofficially began last night when we dropped him off at a hotel in Lansing, MI at about 9 pm. Today is his first official day of basic training ('Day 0') which begins upon his arrival at Ft. Knox, KY. Debbie and I are going to have to get comfortable with the fact that we are no longer entitled to complete information about our son. For example, we don't know for sure how he's getting to Ft. Knox - most likely by commercial airplane, potentially by bus. Though he took his cell phone with him, we are expecting that he will not be able to use it much, if at all, after arriving at camp. Accordingly, Tim is equipped with old-fashioned writing paper, envelopes and stamps and has promised to give us regular updates. He also asked us to create this blog so that interested parties can follow along with his progress so he doesn't have to write too many letters. We understand that he will be in training in Kentucky for at least 16 weeks and potentially longer.