Can You Hear Me Now?

Everything you could possibly need at BCT, except for your toothbrush, razors, and soap, is issued to you by the Army. Anything else you may have brought gets put in your personal bag and locked away until the end of training. Well, not quite. One of our DS's goes out of his way to help us, and someone took advantage of that today. He allowed someone to remove something from their personal bag, and accidentally left the door to the room unlocked. That room is on the female floor. One of the females decided, rather than tell him, to sneak into the room and get her cell phone. Not only did she make calls, but at least 6 other females made calls as well. Unfortunately, like DS Annoyed likes to say, "If more than one person knows about it, it ain't a secret." The transgression was soon discovered. Normally, since we're in White Phase of BCT, punishment should be individual rather than collective. Indeed, the individual with the phone, as well as a few other females that admitted to using it, are being punished under Article 15 of the UCMJ (Universal Code of Military Justice). That can mean up to forfeiture of 1/2 month's pay for 2 months, and up to 14 days extra duty. However, the DS's decided that so many people eventually knew that the storage room was open, yet said nothing, that the entire Platoon will be punished by pulling duty for the whole Company. Since there are 4 Platoons in the Company, that means we all have double-duty. That means we'll each get a good, solid 3 hours of sleep. Ouch!