The Cheerio

C077/K051 February 21-April 25, 1990

The Cheerio Flag was awarded to the company that did the best at the Training group Sports day. I remember when we would march to the Galley on Saturdays, we would hear loud counting coming from the field house. I never remember knowing what that was for. I think Sports Day was during the 6^th week?

Leading up to the Sports day, we divided the company into three separate groups, Field House, Pool, and Track. I let the group braking everyone up that I was a runner. The field house group I think did Volleyball and tug o war? I wasn't in that part, so not sure.

I can swim, but I have no speed, so I got put on swimming relays.

On the morning of Sports Day, we went off to the Galley and enjoyed a Fine Navy Breakfast. Back to get our PT gear and off to the field house. First, we had a company run, 800 meters, I think. Time was based on the last man to cross the line. Then on to pull up. Here is where the counting came in that we had been hearing. You would count out how many the guys in your company were doing. I am not a pull person at all.

The different groups split up and went to the areas they were going to compete in. The pool guys got into our sexy Navy issued suits, whereas the girls got changed into theirs. I think we had maybe 6 different relays in the pool that day. Lucky for me, I was in only one. 

Our company did have some good swimmers. They went out there and won the first three relays out of the box. My repay did not do so well, we got a second. But, still, we kept up the pressure overall, so that was good. The other benefit of Sports day, you guessed it, we got to talk to the girls again. That was a running theme in most of our interactions with them.

Notes were passed, and for some reason, I got to do it again. I guess by now they knew I was engaged, so I was a safe bet.

After the guys swam their relays, the girls got up for theirs. Our sister company was not all that good. We did cheer them on with great gusto. I think it was the last relay when one young lady did her lap. Let's just say, her suit was a light color that needed to be lined. So, you can imagine a group of guys seeing a nice looking young lady in basically a see through bathing suit.

And to make it worst, she knew it too. She came walking down the side of the pool with a little extra swing to her walk, smiling ear to ear. She was in our sister company too. We are all enjoying the show when one of the CCs sees her. 

"WTF are you doing?"

She just smiles and shrugs her shoulders. 

"WTF is that suit you have on? You are showing all your S to these guys who haven't seen a girl in too damn long."

He grabs a towel and throws it at her, "Cover your F-ing ass up damn it!"

The other girls from our sister company are laughing. The one girls say to me, "She did that on purpose." It seems she brought two suits to RTC. One was proper, and the see through one.

Well, I hate to admit it, I was glad at that moment I was on the pool part of Sports Day. I heard she got in trouble, but stayed with the company.

After all the events were done, and the results were tallied, we assembled in the Field House for awards. The top prize was the Cheerio flag. Banners were awarded to the companies based on how they did. I believe gold was 5 firsts, and red was a first.

Well, C077 won the Cheerio Flag. We stomped em all. I think K050 won for the girls. Our Ccs were kind of happy with us, as was the Division. We marched back was one hell of pep to our step. All the Companies competed like crazy in each Training Group. Now, we had a leg up on everyone!

"Hi De Hi De Hooo, Guess who won the Cheerio!"

We get back to the compartment, and everyone is beyond happy. And we were exhausted since we had been up since around 0400. We are all laying around on the deck. I do not recall this at all, but I guess the CCs gave us a short rest period. Yes, a nap. I wake up, and the lights are out in the compartment. I seriously thought, "OH, F! I fell asleep, and they left me." I thought I was dead. I sit up, and there are guys crashed all over the place. My heart was pounding in my chest. I was that freaked out.

I got up and went to the head. Guys were starting to wake up, and we all started to get ready for lunch.

That evening when after dinner, we sat around talking about the day. One of the guys at the pool brought up the girl in the see through suit. We were rock starts after that. I passed out the notes, and everyone was happy. We were mentioned that night over the Division 1MC also. Our Division won three in a row too.

It was a hell of a fun day. It also brought the company closer together, but I am guessing that was the plan all along.

Cheerio day was behind. The end was coming, and we could feel it.