The weather was not too bad, but continued to warm up during the next couple of days. Karol was happy to see us and we were very proud of her efforts during the activities of the weekend. First day was spent going to Karol's classes and we got to start off with Choir, which is always a treat.
We got an opportunity to spend a little time with some of Karol's friends, Sage & Celina, while treating them at a local fast food called Sonic.
On Sat. the troops had formal inspection and each cadet is checked out for their uniform, gun and need to repeat any of the "Blue Book" rules that their superior chooses. It is pretty stressful for the cadets, but second year students have a better idea of what to expect.
After the cadets personal inspection, the family gets to go into their barracks to see their room. Karol had done a great job of cleaning her room and there is very little space to accommodate their personal belongings.
As the day continued to warm up to a 93 degrees, the cadets preformed a formal march for the families. Only a couple of them fainted, compared to about a dozen last year. The whole process with assembly and the parade means the cadets are in formation for about an hour and a half, so it is pretty impressive with their commitment to the troop.
A few pushups before letting the cadets go off for a mini furlow overnight.
And we were off in the RV to Riudoso, which is NM version of Big Bear (not quite), with Karol and her friend, Celina. They got to try their hand at driving, in a control environment.
And talked us into the Bumper Boats with spraying abilities. It cooled us off, but not much thought about what to do with 4 soaking nuts.
It was a good visit, but time for Jack & Pam to move on with their NM adventures.
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