Well, this is it. Or so they seem to say in the movies.
I'm about to get on a plane to Adelaide for ten weeks and two days of basic training. The enlistment ceremony was pretty low key, I think I was the only person there that was outwardly stupidly excited to be there. Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, considering I am already attracting attention to myself by default. I'll find out soon enough!
My bag weighed in at 21.5kg, my heart and soul are sky high. I thought I'd be bawling when I said goodbye to my Dad and friends, but I was grinning like an idiot. I thought I'd be really sad to kiss this civilian life goodbye, leave this town for the longest time I've ever been away from 'home', but it's a gorgeous day out there and even though some scenes of the video we just saw on basic looked pretty hardcore, I'm looking forward to it like nothing else.
I've already spent my $22.65 meal allowance on lunch and a bonus sandwich, even though we're probably going to get a snack on the flight over. Yay for taxpayer funded food! It's the beginning of a beautiful thing. My boarding pass doesn't even call me MS, my title is RECRUIT.
Not for long, hopefully!
