March 20, 1973, Tuesday

Once again why did I choose Hull Tech School? I don’t get welding at all. They tell me, look for the bead, find that small puddle of hot molten metal. Manipulate that hot spot forward to melt the metal to the rod. A metal rod, melting between two pieces of steel, with the right amount of flux will weld the whole thing together. The metal rod is melted by heat, created by the right mixture of oxygen and acetylene gas. Melt the rod to make what is supposed to look like rolls of nickels, laid out on top of each other. I’m not seeing it, I’m not getting it.

I can’t get high at night because I am confined. I go from here to the barracks. It’s all open. I get one hour to go to chow at night. They let us leave the barracks in the morning at 0700 hours. One hour for breakfast if we want. I want because we have to get out of the racks at 0600 anyway.

I looked for Brice I wanted to ask him where he hangs out at off base, he wasn’t in class. I asked the Instructors about Brice, it seems that he asked and was granted a transfer to the navy school in Chicago. He flew out this morning. Later.