Completed OBC at Fort Lee, VA; Got a Ranger School slot; Now I'm packing up all my stuff getting ready to drive down to Fort Benning for Ranger School. Callie is in Mexico doing a study abroad program for 2 weeks. It sounds awesome and I hope she is having a great time... I just wish I could have her here with me too. If you want to send me ( Read more... )

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I'm at OBC right now at FT Lee, VA. Today was our first day which consisted of paperwork in the morning, and a brief in the afternoon. Tomorrow will probably be followed by more of the same. I'm anxious to get started, and can't wait to get to my platoon ( Read more... )

Wow, I'm BORED!!!! I'm glad this is not what I will be doing for a career in the Army. I sit here, monitor the weather, listen to radio calls, and post the training status of the squads on the white board. Really exciting huh?! But I'm only here for another 5 days, then off to Fort Lee for OBC. Since I have been here I've seen a bunch of ( Read more... )

Well I finished up with being a Squad Tactical Officer for the first company to come through the Leader's Training Course here at FT Knox. Now I'm working in the G3 TOC (Tactical Operations Center) for LTC. I work 24 hours on, 24 off, 5 hours on, 24 off, 24 on, etc. It sounds like a lot but it stills seems like a lot more time to myself compared ( Read more... )

Wow... I just found outy yesterday that one of my friends, Michael Fasnacht, from ROTC was just killed Iraq. He was in the lead vehicle of a convoy and a remote detonated bomb killed him. It is so sad. His wife was still going to school at MSU who was a brother of another guy in ROTC. I've talked to a bunch of my classmates and friends from ( Read more... )

Well its been about 9 months since I wrote last... I'm a bad journal writer. Oh well... lets see what has happened ( Read more... )

Right now I am on break from my receiving/delivery services job. I haven't wrote for a long time! Anyway... I qualified for my EIB, which is awesome! They are supposed to be getting me the paperwork so if I branch infantry I can wear it! How cool would that be ( Read more... )

RIght now I am at FT Irwin, CA training with 3rd Plt/F Troop/2nd Squadron/11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. It is going really well, time has been going by quickly and I am learning a ton! My platoon along with the others, are testing for their Expert Infantrymen's Badge and I get to test along with them! :) If I pass everything I may be able to ( Read more... )

Well I leave tomorrow for FT Lewis, WA for Leadership Development and Assessions Course(LDAC)... aka Warrior Forge... :p ( Read more... )