So yea.
On Friday I leave to do random training for a week in Texas. Not too thrilled about that, but whatever. The thing that bugs me about that mess is that the powers that be down there are being hyper-obsessive about keeping accountability of everyone that's going down there. They send e-mails at 2330 and expect us to respond to them by 1500 the next day and God help you if you weren't checking your e-mail twice an hour. Is it just me or was this mess supposed to stop after I got out of TRADOC? Of all the other things they could be worrying about, they're going to check up on us every step of our getting down there? Why don't they just save themselves the trouble and buy everyone tickets and hotel rooms, etc.?
So yea...
Texas...
Definitely didn't want to go back there but I'll live... Got three days where I'll be staying in a hotel...that'll be better, I think. But then we stay in HUTMETS, whatever those are...they said that it was some kind of temporary living quarters. I'm picturing it being FTX week again -.-
At GAFB they said the final FTX there was gonna be the easiest one we ever did...so yea...gogo week of hell! lol...I'll post something about it when I have an opportunity.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The Final Word...
So after about a month of waiting to figure out what was going on with me, I received confirmation this afternoon. I have officially been moved from the 323rd MI BN to the 321st MI BN and will be mobilizing sometime in the August-September timeframe to assist the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan.
As far as jobs and such things go, I don't really have to worry about looking for one anymore, which is nice in a way, but will just contribute to my growing laziness. Maybe I should start running or something........ easier said than done.
This will be my first deployment in my Army career and I've got all kinds of mess running through my head over what to think about it. I'm not really 'worried' about anything. I've always said that I am immortal until God's purpose for my life has been fufilled. However, I've grown very fond of being back at home - being able to do the things I wanted with the people I wanted to be with. I think it'll be a bit jarring for me when I have to leave this behind for a year. I'm a bit disappointed that I won't be able to go with Crossroads on their trip to Russia but I will keep all of you in my prayers on that missions trip. I said at the very beginning that if God wanted me in Russia, nothing could keep me away from it. Apparently He has other plans for me in August.
Maybe I lied a bit when I said I wasn't worried...see, I've made a lot of progress spiritually since coming back to Maryland. I don't want to fall back into what and who I was through DLI and GAFB. I don't really think details are necessary here, but I've grown a lot over the past two years. Afghanistan, I suppose, will just be another opportunity for me to grow as a person and as a Christian.
The next five months are going to be interesting for me. I'll be at home for most of it. I know that I'm gonna be drilling in Texas in April and May, but there are some longer training things scheduled for the other months before I leave, so I don't really know where I'm gonna be yet. I guess we'll see what the Lord has in store for me. So I'm going to Afghanistan. Hooah. ?
As far as jobs and such things go, I don't really have to worry about looking for one anymore, which is nice in a way, but will just contribute to my growing laziness. Maybe I should start running or something........ easier said than done.
This will be my first deployment in my Army career and I've got all kinds of mess running through my head over what to think about it. I'm not really 'worried' about anything. I've always said that I am immortal until God's purpose for my life has been fufilled. However, I've grown very fond of being back at home - being able to do the things I wanted with the people I wanted to be with. I think it'll be a bit jarring for me when I have to leave this behind for a year. I'm a bit disappointed that I won't be able to go with Crossroads on their trip to Russia but I will keep all of you in my prayers on that missions trip. I said at the very beginning that if God wanted me in Russia, nothing could keep me away from it. Apparently He has other plans for me in August.
Maybe I lied a bit when I said I wasn't worried...see, I've made a lot of progress spiritually since coming back to Maryland. I don't want to fall back into what and who I was through DLI and GAFB. I don't really think details are necessary here, but I've grown a lot over the past two years. Afghanistan, I suppose, will just be another opportunity for me to grow as a person and as a Christian.
The next five months are going to be interesting for me. I'll be at home for most of it. I know that I'm gonna be drilling in Texas in April and May, but there are some longer training things scheduled for the other months before I leave, so I don't really know where I'm gonna be yet. I guess we'll see what the Lord has in store for me. So I'm going to Afghanistan. Hooah. ?
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