2025-03 Israel

Israel 13,

April 2, 2025,

Hi Everyone,

Today work was much like yesterday. We finished painting the trailer which I just learned are tank transport trailers. They have 4 rows of tires with 6 tires in each row. They are made to carry a very heavy load. At the end of the day we sorted heavy tools used to work on the trucks such as changing tires.

At the end of the day I scrubbed my army boots to get the paint off and polished them for 1 hour until they shined. I was sad to have to give them back but they belong to the Israeli army.

It was too hot to run today and we had some work to do to clean up the rooms. bathrooms and hallways. Everything must be especially cleaned as next week is passover which requires a special cleaning. We had a final meeting with the team and our madrihot. Everyone had to answer a prearranged question mostly about our opinions of the last two weeks. Everyone was very positive. Tomorrow we leave the base for the last time. We will go to the Wingate Academy in Natanya for our Krav Maga lesson and then on to Tel Aviv.

Love,

Brian

Today they let me drive a tank.