I can't sleep at all.  I think about this FROC class I'm supposed to have like a father-to-be thinks about his unborn child.

I haven't been on here in a long time.  I read back through my entries over several years.  I realized I was just a kid when I started this thing.

I didn't have to read these things to come to a firm understanding of how I operate today.  As a Lance Corporal I was crushed under the weight of responsibility.  As a Sergeant I have to laugh sometimes ( Read more... )

Woke up later and went for a hump.  Took a nap after that.

I highly recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and Gates Of Fire by Steven Pressfield as books you need to read.

Duty tomorrow.  Poor students.  I'll have clean trash cans and ladderwells in the evening.

Stopped my Drill Instructor package.  Filled out a Marine Special Operations Command (MarSOC) package.  I bought a rucksack and I run with it often.

Get harder.  Get stronger.  Get your head right before you go.

Semper Fidelis.

My second marriage went down the tubes.  Can't be in a relationship with someone who doesn't have the same level of dedication I do ( Read more... )

Marines and Friends,

I have changed duty assignments from artillery to the Field Radio Operator's Course.  I teach new Marines how to do the job of radio operators.  I was recently promoted to Sergeant and got a position as the Curriculum Developer for the course.

I talked to the career planner and will be shooting for a position at the Drill ( Read more... )

I've been checked in to my new unit in 29 Palms for awhile now. Internet is like $60 a month there so I haven't had it installed yet ( Read more... )

Like any other person on this planet, I am not perfect. But even when I fuck up I lift my load and carry on, carry on. Do not treat me like a liar. I was one for a moment, but that's not who I am. That's something I refuse to live my life being ( Read more... )

You Might Be A Marine Checking Into A New Duty Station If. . .

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My last post was written while I was still in Utah. I've been back in California with Amanda for about six days now. I check in to 29 Palms on Friday morning ( Read more... )