So I've just crossed the one month mark here in Iraq. Funny how it doesnt seem like a month, but rather just one ridiculously long day. Everything is starting to run together now to the point where I can't remember what I did on what day... including yesterday. The only thing I have to track the days of the week with are my workouts. Today was ( Read more... )

Ok, I know it's been a while since I updated, but not that much has happened. But now, I finally have something kinda important to write about. I'm in Iraq... well... on my way to Iraq. Right now, I'm technically in Kuwait City, Kuwait. In a few days I'll be on a flight into Iraq where I'll spend about a year of my life that I'll never get back ( Read more... )

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I just finished my second week of Airborne training here at Fort Benning, GA. The weather has been less than cooperative with the daily highs being in the upper 80s and close to 90% humidity. It sure did make all the running we have to do here a lot harder than it should have been. But thankfully, I've survived everything to this point, ( Read more... )

So all those worries and doubts were finally laid to rest last week. I passed all the entrance requirements and am officially in Airborne training. The first week we learned the proper technique to exit an aircraft. Apparently just stepping out into the breeze is NOT a good idea. We also learned how to position our body to absorb the shock of ( Read more... )

Ok, so here I am, back at Fort Benning. This place is slightly different, but still similar enough to give me a frightening sense of deja-vu. Except... in this case, I actually HAVE been here before, but it was under less than pleasant circumstances. The scenery is all too familiar to me now. The mini-mall across the street, the library (where ( Read more... )

Ok... so I'm heading out to Fort Benning in less than a week to go jump out of airplanes. For those of you that have been keeping track, this is my second time going to this course due to a "non-successful completion" the first time around. Basically... I failed out. It was the running that got me, as I've never really been that good a runner to ( Read more... )

Although I think I'm gonna start back up. A lot has happened to me and I've already forgotten most of it. Jeez... 4 months worth of events, I don't know where to start ( Read more... )

This is by no means a complete list. Just the most complete list I found on google. Recommendations for addendums to the man laws are welcome. These will be reviewed by a man law panel for acceptance into the list of man laws ( Read more... )

Ok, so there's been a few changes to the plan here. Some good, some not so good. First, the not so good. On the first day of training at Airborne School, I failed the initial running test and was dropped from the course. I guess my legs hadn't grown strong enough to support the extra 10 pounds of beer weight I put on while I was in Korea and ( Read more... )