Late Update

I forgot to post information from a letter we received on April 9 (see below). Other than that, we have not heard from Tim for the remainder of the week. We were hoping to get a phone call (as always) but it didn't happen.

April 9 letter notes - physical fitness test.
1) If you fail to pass the test, you are recycled to take it again. This adds weeks to basic training and is very, very undesirable for obvious reasons.
2) I think they do push-ups and sit-ups until failure, plus a two mile run.You can try this at home to see how you do. Here's a link to see how to score yourself: http://www.apft-standards.com/
3) Tim did 52 full push-ups, 66 sit-ups and 13:40 two mile run in spite of being "sick as a dog".
4) The above represents a score of 243 out of 300. 150 is the minimum score to qualify. If he can raise his score to 270 he will earn a P.T. badge.
5) Tim fell on the run and skinned-up his side (which makes his time seem even faster). 13:40 for 2 miles is a pace of 6:50 per mile, which is pretty good.
6) He says he is getting over his sickness.
7) Has gained a few pounds.
8) Has learned to cope with the drill sergeants by "not taking the abuse personally". The guys who take it personally have difficulty.