Friday-Day 12
Friday was an overall busy day for the cadets and myself! My parents and sister arrived in the early morning and we spent the day just hanging out. Around 6pm I got a call from J and he was on the road for his weekend liberty! It took him a little longer to get back this time because of the weather and road conditions. He told me about his day and it sounded hectic haha. They had their first Physical Fitness Test and he said he did decent. He got the fastest 1.5 mile time of the cadets (what a surprise 😏😜) and I think the top 3 fastest 300m time. He did okay on the gym floor and pull up exercises- he knows he has to do better and at least he didn't get the lowest score. He did say they've lost 1 or 2 cadets already. One quit because he got another job and the other quit because of the difficulty of the physical fitness. It's sad- but at the same time if they can't handle the academy, maybe it's for the best. He got the results from his 2 tests and scored 96% !! Super proud of him for that. After his PFT, they got weighed and measured and put J on the training table! That means he has too much body fat and will be on a restricted diet for the next 10 weeks. J was pretty upset because he KNOWS he doesn't have the amount of body fat they measured him at and I agree. If you know J- you know he is an active, athletic individual and doesn't have the 19% of fat they measured him at. I was talking to my uncle who's a CHP officer and he said it could possibly be a mind game. I promised J to have the house stocked with Oreos and other goodies for the weekend 😉. He finally sent me a list of all the things they received on Monday and it is A LOT!
Blues tops x 7
Blues pants x 7
Cadet hat
Belt
CHP insignias x 2
CADET insignias x 2
Clip on tie
Tie bar
Shirt stays
CHP memo pad
2 pairs sweat pants
2 pairs sweat shorts
1 sweater
CHP water bottle
6 CHP white PT shirts
2 CHP blue EVOC/range shirts
Flashlight and charger
Baton
Baton belt ring
Duty belt
Belt holders x 6
Handcuffs
Handcuff belt holder
Gun belt holder
Range goggles
Range ear muffs
Penal Code book
Vehicle Code book
11 other manuals/guides
War bag (huge bag to carry everything)
Range bag
Saturday & Sunday- Days 13 & 14
His weekend was very simple- he spent it studying, doing laundry, finishing his marshmallow shirts and shining his boots. I spent my weekend packing up all my last minute things and spending time with my family. We did go out and do a little shopping. I bought myself some new snow boots (Sorel in fact! And SUPER CHEAP) and J a brand new buzzer- figured he'd need a nice one and can stop borrowing my dads 😋. We also stopped by the North Face Outlet where I bought myself a brand new jacket- I'm going to need it since I'm relocating from sunny southern CA to the mountains!! J and I texted/FaceTimed/ talked on the phone all weekend. It'll be nice to finally see him in 4 days. I miss him.
Monday- Day 15
Monday was a very emotional day for me- it was moving day. Around 9:30am we loaded my car and my dads truck and said our good byes. For the last year or so I've been living with my grandparents because we anticipated J getting into the Academy. My grandparents and I are very close and they've always been nothing but supportive so it was really hard for me to say bye and move about 500 miles away. Naturally, I cried when I said bye and cried a little more during the drive. The drive was gorgeous and we took a couple pit stops to get gas and let my dog out for some potty breaks. When we were almost there, I got a call from J and we talked about his day. He said PT felt a little easier today but it was still challenging. During their PMA (Physical Methods of Arrest) class they had to do knuckle push ups with the baton in their hand. One of the cadets forgot their handcuffs so as punishment, they all had to stand with their arms straight up, holding the baton for 7 minutes! They also set up their belts with their baton, handcuffs and gun holster (but no gun yet). One of the senior cadets said they might get their guns this week though so that'll be exciting! He had his SOP test, and he thinks he did pretty good on it but needs to wait on official results.
Once we got home, we had to unload everything (in 20* weather 😬). I got up to my room and was greeted with the most beautiful roses! J had left me a card saying he missed and loved me and appreciated me uprooting everything and making the move to support him. If I weren't cried out already- I would have teared up reading it. It does feel good to know he appreciates it.
15 days down... 179 to go!!
💚 AJ
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