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Wow. It's like I'm a teacher again
I am only working half this month. No, that's not hyperbole. There's the last four-day weekend for Veteran's Day. Then there's the Thanksgiving four-day. The two normal weekends gives me 12 days off this month. Now tomorrow I leave for a three day Single Soldiers Retreat down in Dallas. That's fifteen out of thirty November days I have off. ( Read more... ) -
MAC
I start Modern Army Combative certification next week. It's a five day course to become level 1 certified. I don't know much. I know MAC is a mix of Brazilian JuJitzu and Greco-Roman wrestling. I also know the final test is to be continually punched in the head with 16oz gloves until you can restrain your attacker.
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Halloween Wedding
I spent the weekend in New York for my college friends' wedding. I met Ben way back before freshman year during orientation. We were best buds and roommates for all our time at Bonas. Jess showed up sophomore year. The two hit it off and have been together ever since ( Read more... ) -
How did that happen?
While I was home over the weekend I met a girl. On a whim I invited her to this year's St. Barbara's Day Ball. St. Barb is the patron saint of field artillary. Ft. Sill celebrates her saint day annually since we are primarily an artially post. To my utter surprise my invite was accepted. She was downright excited about it. That by itself ( Read more... ) -
Real Steel
Went and saw the new robot movie yesterday. I was entertained....though I don't need much to be. There was a nice father/son dynamic with boxing 'bots. That's an awesome combo. First time in a while I watched a kid in a movie I didn't want to throw into a wood chipper. -
Columbus Day
This weekend is a 4day weekend in celebration of Columbus Day. I was able to wrangle a 5day for myself. A buddy was scheduled for 24 hour staff duty yesterday, but needed the day free. I volunteered to cover his 9am-9am shift. Wasn't completely selfless. Rule is when you work 24 hours you get 24 hours off. That means I was free of Thursday's ( Read more... ) -
Collision
This is turning into an interesting week. Today was the start of combatives for PT. My platoon sergeant has been wanting to incorporate MAC (Modern Army Combatives) into the company for a while. He's real gung-ho about it. With new commander and 1st sergeant he's finally gotten his wish. It was fun. We'll see how often we actually go to the ( Read more... ) -
OKC
Spending the weekend in Oklahoma City. Went to a gun range, then went to the State Fair, and just returned from the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Museum. The fair was full of fun, fattening foods. I love clogging my arteries ( Read more... )