04/13/2026
What a wonderful weekend the recruits had. It was a busy tiring weekend but they pushed through and did amazing. It is hard to get photos of them when I'm stuck in the administration building most of the time but I did get some. Thanks to Ms. Holly Bridges who got a few for me.
The last ones are them receiving their official orders for finishing recruit training to become a Young Marine. Graduation will be in May.
Old Dominion Regiment Young Marines Division 1 Young Marines
Also shout out to GySgt Aiden Bridges for his promotion today. Im very proud of you. Great job this weekend on the Recruit instructor side of the encampment this weekend. As well as a shout out to our Pfc Dowdney as he was staff for logistics this weekend. And from what I was told did a pretty good job this weekend even though it wasn't a normal logistics job. Still very proud.
As a UC I'm proud of all the kids this weekend not just the kids from my unit. I watched a lot of kids step up this weekend out of their shell and comfort zones and it made me very proud. Just one more reason I love this program.
Now off to bed because I'm exhausted
