tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145013222011-12-02T04:43:04.088-07:00This blog represents my opinion and my opinion alone. In no way, shape, or form do my inane ramblings represent any sort of official statement from the Army. This is my insanity and mine alone.SFC Bnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-85176075751721573702011-07-30T07:58:00.002-07:002011-07-30T08:43:36.422-07:00

So, it has been 731 days since ex-Mrs. SFC B and I separated. No, I'm not counting, this is the year 2011, the internet can find more than just boobies. Although, to be fair, the "Date Calculator" I used was the 6th item Google returned, behind 5 porn sites devoted to women doing... things... with calculators.Yes, this is a wonderful time to be living, and yes, I bookmarked all 5.Looking back

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-69318432668362615852011-07-07T16:58:00.001-07:002011-07-07T16:59:54.256-07:00

29 Dec. 68 0450 Hi Toad (SFC B: No idea who this is, but the envelop was addressed to, I think, one of my uncles) How is it going back home now? I got my R+R to Australia for the 16-21 JAN and then I'll be home by the end of the first week in Feb. Short!I'll be leaving this God-damned hill either tomorrow for a dental medevac or else in the next ten days for my R+R. I don't know exactly what

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-22774719830321868882011-07-03T10:06:00.002-07:002011-07-03T11:11:54.367-07:00

Was reading the comments on a post over at Althouse and one of the comments jumped out at me. The topic of the post was a book review of a graphic novel about a guy who gave up "romantic sex" for "sex with a lot of prostitutes". Anyway, the comment that caught my eye concerned that, while the commenter used to have a fairly liberal view of drugs and sex, living in an urban area where drug use

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-89251941313434140272011-07-03T09:13:00.002-07:002011-07-03T10:05:25.988-07:00

This was a letter my Dad wrote over the course of a week as his initial training was winding down. It was written on those little memo-book sheets of spiral paper (the ones that fit in a breast pocket.Dear Mom + Dad,Our week of Mess + Police is over and I've been all over the island. My job was to ride a trash truck that collected cardboard boxes from the warehouses and other places. The work

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-65778122938745434182011-06-26T15:01:00.002-07:002011-06-26T15:30:03.034-07:00

My complete lack of interest in recruiting news (really, I've been paying attention to it for three years AFTER I left USAREC; there is nothing new in the news). So I've decided to go to the well of letters my mom sent me from my dad. I'd transposed one before, but this is from his initial tour.29 August 1968Dear Mom & Dad,I just got my picture taken about 3 min ago and here it is. What it is

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-79135469702871170422011-04-08T20:06:00.002-07:002011-04-08T21:21:19.792-07:00

So, here I am at lovely Ft. McCoy for Battle Staff. The government is a couple hours from "shutting down" leaving me being unpaid for work for the first time in almost 15 years.Understandably this has a lot of my friends and colleagues worried. I'm included in this. I have some savings, but no where near enough to go through an extended period without pay. In the history of humanity, and even

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-2246097104688154752011-03-31T19:46:00.003-07:002011-03-31T19:57:29.871-07:00

A young prospect (applicant?) in Ohio died from an electrolyte imbalance brought on by a binge diet. The man's mother is, understandably, distraught by this. She is now fighting for changes to how the Army recruits. No specifics, just changes.Tragic. I have little doubt that in the thousands of recruiters in hundreds of recruiting stations across the country there are some who have given some

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-38479897622976666582011-02-28T18:35:00.001-07:002011-02-28T18:37:16.646-07:00

Not much going on. Working. Graduated SLC.Yay me.Always checking the recruiting news, but, really, it is the same-same. Success, success, success, no mention.Keep fighting the good fight. I'd rather have nothing to write about than be able to write 30 posts in a month about how much I hate being in recruiting.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-49365481827100381332011-01-31T17:39:00.002-07:002011-01-31T17:42:22.170-07:00

So, I'm currently at Ft. Jackson, SC attending my 42A Senior Leaders Course.Been here for two weeks and it has gone fast.The school house seems to be stuck between trying to do things the "old way" and do things the "new way". They have the capability of conducting all of the classes and exams online. They do some of them, but the kinks aren't worked out. The software goes down. Tests time

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-41081963185539385712010-12-25T07:10:00.002-07:002010-12-25T07:40:40.870-07:00

Well, Merry Christmas to my three readers (Hi Mom!). My mom's husband is making us sausage and a Christmas breakfast cake. Luckily I'm now 32 years old so I'm far more patient, because if you'd told 10 year old SFC B and 6 year old SFC B's Sister that they couldn't open presents until after breakfast was MADE then EATEN, well, it would not have been a very pleasant sight.Anyways, I'm older,

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-76535692092377426482010-12-20T17:39:00.002-07:002010-12-20T18:02:52.069-07:00

Well, I got an unexpected message today.Mr. Hanging is now SSG Hanging.When I checked my email this morning I had this message waiting for me.I am very pleased that I joined the Army. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have learned so much in the last 5 years. I will be staying in until I reach retirement. I am so glad you helped me get in and if it were not for your

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-60329586250891574552010-12-18T13:06:00.002-07:002010-12-18T13:20:16.945-07:00

Figuratively and literally.It has warmed up to the low teens here in lovely Eau Claire. This is a vast improvement over the sub zero temperatures that greeted me every morning last week.Work has been going well. I do wish that higher wouldn't task us to complete a bunch of SRPs before the end of a quarter where units all complete BA on the same weekend. It is a scheduling nightmare. It is a

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-36988685010321607772010-11-27T08:13:00.003-07:002010-11-27T12:23:19.461-07:00

*EDIT: reread and made some stupid typos. I also realized I started, but neglected to finish, a section. Such are the problems with reviewing my own writing.It's two days past Thanksgiving. Originally was going to post a "things I'm thankful for" post then, but it was a busy day.I am most thankful for my family. I could write for page after page about what my mother has meant to me, and not

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-86502555637668797832010-11-23T22:33:00.002-07:002010-11-23T22:59:31.849-07:00

Long time, no post.No Recruiting news, not much to post.Wasted a week at the end of October in Chicago attending a conference.On Sunday I watched the Texans lose a second heartbreaker in a row. To their credit they didn't lose the way I'd imagined they would (I'd bet "punt returned for TD").Within my battalion I'm the Casualty Ops guy. If we need to provide people for Casualty Assistance,

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-90974030940251497842010-09-20T19:39:00.002-07:002010-09-20T19:52:52.822-07:00

All branches and components met or exceeded their goals in recruiting. Those which didn't failed on purpose because of meeting end strength.No one mentions it. Recruiting success is only mentioned in the pattern of "only the military is hiring 18-25 year olds".Personally I'm preparing to have my unit go into Reset in the ARFORGEN cycle. With the unit resetting, Iraq on the way to losing its

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-25126641065577277982010-07-25T23:24:00.002-07:002010-07-25T23:48:16.380-07:00

No, SSG Pong, that has nothing to do with any success you may be having. If you are successful it is because you've been well-trained in the art and science of recruiting, and you are being supported 100% by your station commander and CLT. You are clearly developing, and executing your prospecting plan in a way which best focuses your efforts into your most efficient, and effective, lead

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-72973583974304476002010-07-24T22:35:00.002-07:002010-07-24T23:14:17.518-07:00

I had to get about 8 pages deep in Google to get anything to write about. And it's not much.Writing about Army Recruiting when you're no longer a recruiter, and there is no media attention being paid to it isn't very easy.Shocking as it may be, when your organization is the only one hiring high school seniors and recent grads (teenage employment is down 100,000 from this time last year, and 19-

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-63439165341464405552010-06-24T18:52:00.002-07:002010-06-24T19:17:24.677-07:00

A recruiter in Alameda, CA possibly killed himself yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of his recruiting station.When this story was first released the police investigator mentions that he doesn't think it was related to PTSD, and the story says the Soldier hadn't recently deployed. I'm thinking that 6ish hours isn't exactly enough time for the police to have done a thorough enough

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-29926009850853618482010-06-16T16:58:00.002-07:002010-06-16T18:05:15.536-07:00

... and it wants its meme back.This one is a twofer. The author (a man who really should have been able to do something about the problem he is reporting) hits the "Draft = Better" and "Recruiters are filling the Army with trash" memeI actually had to check the date this was published to make sure I didn't accidentally click on some Google Cache thing, cause this was reading like something which

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-20805010884743922662010-05-17T09:58:00.003-07:002010-05-17T10:44:11.387-07:00

If there is one battalion in USAREC you'd think would know better than to even think of using false documents it would be Denver. After managing to make USAREC stand down recruiting operations because of Denver battalion recruiters getting caught by a damned high school journalist (not CBS4 as they claim), you'd think that their leaders would have learned their lesson and not... do... THAT. If

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-6476742941263475332010-02-24T18:50:00.002-07:002010-02-24T19:56:48.280-07:00

A timeline.Around this time four years ago a GAO report detailing a shocking increase in recruiting improprieties. It was such a problem that the Army had to cease recruiting operations for a day.Another GAO report was released on this topic back in late January. I saw the first mention of it in a press agency today.In the user-driven news source "Kansas City Info Zine".Five years ago this

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-44498851314146215342010-02-23T22:25:00.002-07:002010-02-23T22:27:55.732-07:00

No, my layout did not finally destroy your eyesight. I finally upgraded my blogger settings to allow the new editor and downloaded a new template. I hope it isn't as hard on some folks' eyes as the old one.Unfortunately it seems that my comments have disappeared... unless I can find a way to load the blogger comment system with the comments I d/l from Haloscan/Echo.If you're reading this and

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-81413622462338039992010-02-21T20:28:00.002-07:002010-02-21T20:41:02.938-07:00

I check my email and I am bombarded. Like a dozen new emails. I don't have that many friends. I check them and they're all from JS-Kit. Which, apparently, bought Haloscan who previously hosted my comments.Someone had been going through my archives and leaving lots of comments. Very positive ones which made me reread some of my suffering-induced emo-rantings from a time I'd hoped to

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-76446673667961097532010-02-12T16:18:00.002-07:002010-02-12T16:38:00.823-07:00

A senior Army official said the investigation found evidence that military doctors at Walter Reed were so focused on their teaching and clinical work that they failed to adequately supervise Maj. Hasan or alert authorities when he began to express extremist religious views and harshly criticize the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.I am trying to imagine the number of hours of mandatory training that

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-61812748995037199702010-01-31T16:58:00.002-07:002010-01-31T17:22:13.955-07:00

As much as I want to write more on this blog, there's just not much to talk about in its primary subject matter. Military recruiting is rolling hard and heavy and meeting mission early in the month. The recruiters I meet nowadays are chilling (relativly speaking). Command emphasis on work hours and time with family is being encouraged and enforced. Just the other day I ran into a recruiter

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-53098178099948824682009-12-28T17:08:00.002-07:002009-12-28T17:54:32.900-07:00

As I've said before this has been a year of lackluster reporting on recruiting activities. With Mission Success being a near foregone conclusion based on the two month head start USAREC had for RY2009, even reporting on recruiting improprieties fell to the wayside. Whether it's because years of ethics training paid off, the surplus of applicants reduced the pressures to play in the dark gray,

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-40406903430390965052009-12-27T09:25:00.002-07:002009-12-27T09:37:10.443-07:00

Continental Airlines, you can take your $20 baggage fee and pound sand.I'm at IAH and headed towards security. I traveled light taking only my Samsonite carry-on. Now, this is the freaking standard rolling bag that like 97% of people who fly own. In a real plane you can get like three of these in an overhead bin (I was on an Embraer 145 for this flight so I knew the bag would need to be

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-26066748537532841412009-12-27T08:15:00.002-07:002009-12-27T09:25:03.925-07:00

So, apparently airline security hopped on their water skis and decided to imitate the Fonz. I'm going to go ahead and state something which I thought was apparent, but maybe it wasn't. If enough people are willing to kill themselves in order to destroy an aircraft, eventually one will succeed. The couple inches of aluminum and insulation which protect the people in an aircraft from the

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-54977388722107209562009-12-25T07:38:00.002-07:002009-12-25T07:41:49.258-07:00

The second pot of coffee is brewing, the sausage is cooking and the yule cake is awaiting it's sugary icing. Christmas is upon the Momma SFC B house.I hope that everyone has a merry Merry Christmas.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-87299250267297144122009-12-12T15:18:00.002-07:002009-12-12T16:46:58.963-07:00

It's been almost a month since moving. Hasn't been the best of times, but it could have been worse. While driving to Eau Claire I managed to pulverize a canine. Don't know if it was a dog or a coyote or a wolf. It was pretty messed up (I had to stop and check to make sure I didn't kill someone's dog). Unfortunately, so was my car. I spent my first three weeks here in Wisconsin driving a

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-21225903179604534162009-11-17T20:03:00.002-07:002009-11-17T20:06:38.136-07:00

Well, I'm currently traveling to Eau Claire, WI and I've stopped for the night in Las Vegas, NM. Turns out there is more than one.The departure move went really well. The packers showed up WAY earlier than expected and had everything packed and loaded in a few hours. We'll see how well everything traveled in a couple of days. I got a horrible night's sleep and didn't hit the road until late

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-3678794961847431172009-11-01T12:33:00.002-07:002009-11-01T12:39:37.292-07:00

My new residence has been identified and the down payments maid. The movers are showing up in a couple of weeks. My route to Eau Claire has been selected. And there is jack and squat in the news about military recruiting. It is all local news outlet stories about local recruiting stations and companies and about how they're making mission like two months out. When you're the only

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-16515044275169297872009-10-10T21:16:00.003-07:002009-10-10T21:19:07.556-07:00

The search for a new place to live has been found. I found a low-cost two bedroom townhome which will be about a 5 minute drive from my office, or a nice 2-mile run. The hardest part was finding a place that allowed a pet. I was surprised by the number of places which were zero pet locations.It was so very very cold. I'm going to hate moving in the middle of December.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-87664587945871167572009-09-29T21:11:00.002-07:002009-09-29T21:32:35.976-07:00

So I'm currently looking for a place in Eau Claire (or EC as the locals call it) and not having a lot of luck. The major apartment search websites, Apartments.com for instance, don't have listings for North Western Wisconsin. This leaves me having to rummage through Google looking for places advertised as for rent. The problem with this is, the places for rent tend to be places for rent right

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-21217863076738703052009-09-15T20:59:00.002-07:002009-09-15T21:43:32.117-07:00

I can't believe that three years ago CAT IVs were a somewhat open category. The Guard has now lowered the max age to 35, and will only take Alphas.In related news, ACORN COI is in the public eye, again. This time because they, allegedly, have a whole lot of employees volunteers strangers who occupy their offices and are in no way, shape, or form actually representive of aCOIrn, giving advice to

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-55166278008319488062009-09-11T05:58:00.004-07:002009-09-11T06:03:21.385-07:00

Eight years. I will let others talk about what this means in the big scheme of things. Today though is the first day in which everyone who is in the military joined after 9-11. With our eight year statutory commitments the 10th was the last day anyone who joined before the first plane struck the WTC would have been in the military. As of today every swinging Richard in the service has

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-48943687959354127592009-09-08T22:37:00.002-07:002009-09-08T23:09:53.377-07:00

Three years ago I participated in Project 2996. This year I remembered to reapply for the project.Richard James Stadelberger was one of the 87 employees of Fiduciary Trust who died on 9-11. He was a loving father, coached Little League baseball, taught, and even eight years later is still fondly remembered by the people who knew him. One of his former employees remembers him ending every day

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-41403312855750698232009-08-26T17:46:00.002-07:002009-08-26T18:13:52.806-07:00

A little over a week ago I'd mentioned the story about a couple of parents suing the Army for their daughter's release claiming the recruiter lied and the had the mother forge the father's signature on the parental consent.Well, turns out the recruiter really was that dumb.From the previous account the parents were supportive of their daughter enlisting, at least to the point of throwing a party

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-68383981263817748092009-08-20T10:56:00.003-07:002009-08-20T11:06:29.134-07:00

His comment when he sees the two rotweillers pretty much sums up my feelings right now.I have been in Arizona for a little over five years. Turns out I'm now the AGR Soldier with the longest time in the state. Guess what that means! It means I'm now on assignment notification! Yay!Where to?Wisconsin!When?November-December!For what?A high priority mobilization unit!YAY!It's not the assignment

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-70488214129682102292009-08-16T12:24:00.003-07:002009-08-16T12:43:57.816-07:00

Yet another month has come and gone w/ the military recruiting forces not only achieving their missions, but exceeding them by leaps and bounds. Here in Phoenix the rumor mill has it that the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion is filling the pipeline for November-December. FSR2 reservations, which were good for only 7 days when I recruited, are now good for almost 150. There is a waiting list to

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-74109252914367553022009-08-05T18:44:00.002-07:002009-08-05T18:48:27.681-07:00

Well, there is absolutely no news about recruiting. All of the stories are about how the Army is benefiting from the recession. And that's about it. Speaking with the people I still know in USAREC the Army is currently working on its mission for November-December. Non-prior Service for the USAR are FSR2'd, given 150 day temporary reservations, and told to return to MEPS in October to swear in

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-10332926520353100722009-07-02T18:08:00.002-07:002009-07-02T18:11:51.983-07:00

With the continued success of Army Recruiting, and the continued failure of Economic Stimulus, the Army has suspended its Referral Bonus Program effective yesterday. The Reserve component programs are still around, but I wouldn't be sand-bagging those referrals folks.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-14249185755719315412009-06-18T23:20:00.002-07:002009-06-18T23:26:44.503-07:00

As was expected, two towns in California had their anti-recruiter ordinances struck down. Turns out that the Federal Government takes things like the sole authority to raise an army kinda seriously.Attorneys for the cities are reviewing the decision and deciding whether to appeal.Meserve is also working with the city council, which is considering a new measure that could achieve the same goal of

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-87670313959543048582009-06-16T19:15:00.002-07:002009-06-16T19:28:06.106-07:00

My mother recently gave me the second most precious thing she has ever given to me. Late last year she sent me a package containing my dad's letters to his parents when he was in Marine Corps Boot Camp, and then Vietnam. I've been reading them and rereading them since. It's very strange to read what your father was thinking when he went through similar training that you yourself went through

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-84127440569921761012009-06-11T07:01:00.002-07:002009-06-11T07:52:02.503-07:00

A couple of towns in California passed city ordinances barring military recruiters from contacting minors. This is, of course, news to the Federal Government given that whole "supreme law of the land" and the "Constitutional right to raise an Army" so they're taking these two cities to court. The other recruiting-related story I read recently (and yes, you'd think that the assassination of a

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-86754512757910789182009-06-01T22:55:00.002-07:002009-06-01T23:23:25.323-07:00

I know, two posts in a month... on the same day. What the heck is wrong with me?News about recruiting has been pretty light. There has been no repeat of the "Army enlisting Felons" stories of years past. Instead the DoD puts out the monthly press release saying that all the services have exceeded their missions and they are ignored.The first bit of recruiting news covers something I don't

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-40670271864946691672009-06-01T22:43:00.002-07:002009-06-01T22:55:44.446-07:00

I worked at a grocery store back in Sugar Land, TX the year before I went AGR. Thanks to this experience I consider myself qualified to use the self-checkout aisles at grocery stores. Based on this qualification I have some advice for anyone choosing to use these wonders of technology.If you have a full cart, use the regular checkout lanes. I know that you think you'll be able to get through

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-62397317950680338992009-05-04T17:48:00.002-07:002009-05-04T17:57:28.011-07:00

Okay, in case anyone notices that "Donate" button on the right, that is not something which is going to me. As the handful of people reading this know I play Everquest 2. Sadly, one of the people whom I played with, Talons, passed away this past weekend. His wife and one of his nephews is also a member of the guild I'm in and are long-serving members. Talons' passing was unexpected and it has

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-79926618397324177702009-04-25T07:18:00.002-07:002009-04-25T07:51:01.521-07:00

I'm not sure how credible how this is, but the author is usually dead on. The Army has reduced its enlistment mission from 78,000 to 65,000. Needless to say the only reference to this is a mention in About.com. I doubt I'll be seeing that "Army recruiting felons" story this year. I'm kind of sad really. Those always made for a good read.As SSG K had mentioned a while ago, since things are

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-29060672651855068102009-03-31T19:21:00.002-07:002009-03-31T19:43:46.454-07:00

Well, I'm back in El Paso for a while. Seems I've settled in to a pretty comfortable routine of headed out here to support mission rehersal exercises for deploying units. For those curious about what exactly is being done out here which requires the support of a 42A former recruiter, here it is.Today is the end of March and the beginning of the third quarter. I find myself curious if the "army

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-58434917519251016982009-02-07T19:22:00.002-07:002009-02-07T19:40:57.243-07:00

This is from SFC K in the comments.Totally off topic, but here goes anyway.I had the good fortune of having a 2 week break from recruiting shortly after Christmas.When I came back, it was like the whole world had changed.People actually want to join the Army. My station could actually make mission off walk-ins alone.I hate it.Not that I like P-1, or walking up to random strangers to pester them;

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-5613613924189824492008-12-11T21:06:00.002-07:002008-12-11T22:36:37.810-07:00

I've been catching up on some of my usual reads and I saw something from Baseball Crank which sent my inner cynic into a tizzy. Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said that military intervention may be needed in Zimbabwe if Robert Mugabe does not step down. For those not in-the-know on their oppressive governments, Mugabe has spent the better part of three decades turning the once

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-53708312565986557682008-12-10T21:12:00.003-07:002008-12-10T22:12:22.138-07:00

... SFC B was sent there again.I'm in El Paso again. My mom came to visit before Thanksgiving and she chastised me for not updating my blog. Honestly, just don't feel the need to anymore. While I was recruiting there were times when sitting down and typing out a post was the highlight of my day. I've tried to keep it up to date, but, honestly, the continuing of my career just isn't as

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-4429542149916381362008-10-16T16:24:00.000-07:002008-10-16T16:25:20.909-07:00

I meant to get this done on Tuesday but I forgot.The Army, officially, made its recruiting mission for the year. 101% for the RA and 106% for the USAR.As I'd mentioned last week though, while this fact was reported, it was reported as part of a large narrative about the services, bascially, bribing folks w/ several hundred million dollars in bonus money. Of course I'm yet to hear any correction

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-83044934209012497862008-10-07T17:49:00.000-07:002008-10-07T17:49:00.642-07:00

I'm trying to figure this one out. The headline for the story is "Group combats military recruitment in schools". The writer, Rachel Schleif, mentions a meeting held by an anti-recruiting group which drew seven attendees, to try and combat recruiting in schools. The group told the attendes this.Taking students off campus to treat them for lunch, dinner or paintball; setting up rock-climbing

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-25923491707190819812008-10-07T05:24:00.000-07:002008-10-07T10:47:19.430-07:00

Battle assembly was this past weekend. After training was over, I tried to catch up on some recruiting news. The wife of one of the Houston Battalion recruiters, SFC Patrick Henderson, who killed himself was also a recruiter. The Houston Chronicle wrote about her comments regarding recruiting, her husband, and his death. It's heart-breaking to me to read about the loss this family suffered. As I

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-21964214562844859702008-10-02T18:32:00.000-07:002008-10-02T18:56:57.111-07:00

Did you know the Army made its recruiting goals in August 2008? And in July 2008? And in June 2008? And in May 2008? And in April 2008? And in March 2008? And in February 2008? And in January 2008? And in December 2007? And in November 2007? And in October 2007? There are four types of people who will know that. People in Army recruiting. People who read DoD News Releases. People who read

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-66498167184065482872008-10-02T05:53:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:31:56.799-07:00

Yesterday evening Glenn Reynolds came out and said, straight up, most of the broadcast and print media is in the tank for Senator Obama. "Duh" was my response (I know, shocking). But the post, and the reaction of some, clarified a couple things for me.I missed an opportunity.I missed the opportunity to report on military recruiting from beyond my own feelings and experiences. I focused almost

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-88717067067807576852008-09-27T06:43:00.002-07:002008-09-27T07:33:54.202-07:00

Oh my God.Except for their decisions at the end, every single emotion and thought those recruiters had I did as well at some point in my time in recruiting. That story reminds me of why I'm so very,very, very glad that I am no longer in USAREC.The recruiters were told they'd go before a panel of their superiors to defend the work ethic at their stations.Been there, done that. It wasn't

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-47508058459611754092008-09-10T06:15:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:43:13.284-07:00

I thought this was supposed to be a 50 State Campaign. As I logged in to do my catching up before work I saw a blurb about Senator Obama withdrawing from Georgia. I had no idea that the good senator was so sync'd with Moscow that his campaign had invaded Georgia as well. Then I had my coffee and realized it was the state and not the country from which he was removing personnel.I distinctly

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-86427277644519735402008-09-09T17:57:00.001-07:002008-09-09T18:00:04.407-07:00

As I pulled into Tolleson I was greeted with something that the owner of any newly purchased vehicle would hate.Hail.Luckily I made it into the garage before the HUGE chunks started to fall.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-12511944099878441652008-09-03T16:10:00.003-07:002008-09-03T16:40:43.254-07:00

My name is John and I'm a closet political junkie.Three and a half of every four years I don't pay a lot of attention to politics. I do my reading and I keep informed about what's going on, but it's not obsession-level stuff for me. It's merely information. However, when the primary season gets into full-swing I become an addict. I can't get enough coverage. I'm so thrilled to have

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-17773271293721527952008-08-29T19:58:00.002-07:002008-08-29T20:09:27.366-07:00

I didn't expect to find out that Senator McCain selected a woman to be his vice-president. I can only imagine some ignorant cockfag finding himself torn between not wanting to vote for the n***** and not wanting to vote for the c***. Oh, what interesting times we live in. And I hate that.While doing some Googling I discovered a little blurb from way back in 2005 concerning Governor Palin's

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-16591058444570375552008-08-28T15:45:00.002-07:002008-08-28T17:27:20.899-07:00

I wonder if the counter-recruiting folks are finding themselves in a bit of a dilemma. For years they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, and tens of thousands of man hours opposing military recruiters in schools. Anti-recruiting initiatives across the country have sought to prevent military recruiters from having the same access to high school campuses that college recruiters enjoy.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-87608591997615654382008-08-15T23:20:00.002-07:002008-08-15T23:42:19.926-07:00

It is a little past midnight here in El Paso. Despite a 0500 wake-up I find myself watching the live feed of the Olympics from Beijing. Now, when it was something interesting like Michael Phelps being superhuman or a bunch of teenagers reaching the apex of their accomplishments at age 13 16 I could excuse myself the indulgence. Right now I'm watching the women's 10,000 meter race. I have no

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-58631822901549119202008-08-10T15:41:00.005-07:002008-08-11T21:07:15.525-07:00

This was prompted by a comment left nearly a month ago by SSG K. The Sacramento Bee had published a story about the prevalence of people who commit crimes in the military to have had some sort of criminal background.I've dealt with the "soldier quality" issue for over two years. I've even manged to spot errors missed by people who get large amounts of money to do that very thing. By the way, I

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-81238993175743204822008-08-10T15:26:00.002-07:002008-08-10T15:40:16.215-07:00

Wow, two posts in a month. Call me butter because I'm on a roll!Mrs. SFC B and I had a little bit of a household project we worked on this weekend. We finally installed window tint. Living in the Valley of the Sun means that summer gets hot. Hotter-than-Iraq hot at time. I can't believe it took us over a year to actually do something about our windows. Mrs. SFC B had seen some window tint

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-33486143299924996992008-08-08T09:17:00.002-07:002008-08-08T09:59:02.865-07:00

Ah ah ah ah stayinnnnnnnnn aliiiiiveeeeeeSorry, didn't mean to sing like that.It's been nearly a month since I bothered to write anything. It's not from lack of things to write about, but from a lack of things to write about which I wanted to write about.That made perfect sense in my head.I spent two weeks at Camp MacGregor again. This looks like something which will become a semi-regular gig

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-70092948902988903722008-07-10T05:20:00.000-07:002008-07-10T09:54:43.609-07:00

So, I just stepped off the scale and was greeted with a 252. I mention this because, I fear the "easy" part is done. My diet, while far from perfect, is signifigantly improved. Previously it was McDonald's for breakfast. Jack-in-the-Box for lunch. Dinner was either at home, or at Panda Express. Thinking back on those times, it's a miracle I only weighed 280; I ate terribly. We all did.I

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-24418063166385273782008-07-09T05:24:00.000-07:002008-07-09T11:09:22.362-07:00

I want to rant against DTS yet again, but honestly, it's just not worth it. At this point I'm pretty sure the problems are all me and that I'm some sort of luddite who just refuses to drink the DTS Kool-Aid. Yet again though, I have had my travel reimbursement delayed because something that "normally works fine" was wicked broken for me.I hate DTS.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-30873562902967986722008-06-30T19:06:00.002-07:002008-06-30T20:13:04.525-07:00

Today a former member of my unit came in as a newly badged recruiter. He left the Reserve to go RA and apply for recruiting. No idea how he swung it, but he did. He came into the office to speak with some people who knew him back in the day. While there I sat down and talked with him and gave him some advice regarding the importance of work ethic, doing P1, and keeping track of your planning

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-25266653500344167362008-06-27T10:52:00.002-07:002008-06-27T11:16:22.828-07:00

Pacific Warrior 2008 is complete. The preparations for Pacific Warrior 2009 are, undoubtedly, underway. Hopefully in 2009 they will follow the published time line. I am very familiar with the burned out car in the photograph in the previously linked story. I spent a good deal of time near it looking for spent grenade simulators.In the time I spent out there my team and I trained about 400

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-6822675135407698472008-05-31T05:13:00.003-07:002008-05-31T05:18:27.825-07:00

Well folks, I'll be away for a little while. I'm headed to Ft. Hunter Liggett to provide my very limited knowledge to Pacific Warrior 2008. Should be fun. Don't know what sort of internet access I'll have while I'm out there so I may not post again until the end of June. If it is that long, hope y'all can managed without me.Oh and congratulations to SSG George and his family. He

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-55269117478982247582008-05-30T05:48:00.002-07:002008-05-30T07:08:31.768-07:00

So, recently Senator Obama mentioned that his uncle was involved in the liberation of Auschwitz during WWII. He also mentioned that, upon returning from war, his uncle then spent the next six months sequestering himself in the attic. Turns out it was his great uncle, not his uncle (totally understandable, I refer to my grandmother's brother as "uncle") and that it was Buchenwald not Auschwitz (

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-45733917566180299472008-05-29T10:51:00.001-07:002008-05-29T10:52:58.814-07:00

This story combines my two greatest fears.Snakes.Injuries to Mr. Happy.I'm going to go sob silently in the corner.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-28420444769126877332008-05-28T21:44:00.002-07:002008-05-28T22:07:34.024-07:00

Well, I've written Mr. Boucai a couple of times seeking a follow-up on the whole "enlisting felons" thing he did a couple years back which was then reported on by the AP. BLUF: The original data represented a combination of approved waivers and suitability reviews, however the academic paper didn't make the distinction and drew conclusions based on data which was factually incorrect.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-43980148074607601812008-05-28T05:21:00.000-07:002008-05-28T07:41:28.887-07:00

So, I'm driving home yesterday and I get a text from Mrs. SFC B. "Zoe is vomiting, going to take her to the vet." I know what she's thinking, she's worried about the dog having parvo. For those who don't like to click things, BLUF: parvo is a virus which will seriously dehydrate an animal and can kill them through secondary infections. It's very resiliant and it's a problem here in Arizona.

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-57213127640129082952008-05-27T22:24:00.000-07:002008-05-27T22:24:00.447-07:00

I had intended to write this yesterday, but for some reason I don't know, I was compelled to write something different. Anyways, I'm back on track and I'll go ahead and get started.I'm pretty sure sometime in the past I'd mentioned that success in recruiting relies on making the best of the gray area between the black and white world of AR 601-210. However I do have over 400 posts spanning

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-2937320347241919122008-05-27T05:54:00.000-07:002008-05-27T09:10:46.504-07:00

I went ahead and checked my Statcounter data (I usually have to make sure that my IP isn't being counted. If it was I'd have well over 500,000 hits) and my bid for more traffic has worked. I had no idea how many people thought Blogger was a good way to see boobs. I had no idea I could be found by searching for "tpless cars and girls". Aren't most cars usually tpless? I know we only have tp

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-40288620500505673222008-05-26T22:23:00.002-07:002008-05-26T22:31:07.024-07:00

In my spirit of finding new things to read, hopefully things that don't make me think back on every single person I've ever met and regret a whole lot of things, I updated some of my various reading lists with the things I find myself reading when I get the chance. If you're in the mood and don't do so already (I'm such a trailblazer linking to Oliver Willis! [I swear Mr. Willis, I didn't put

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-15748191836436190122008-05-26T20:41:00.002-07:002008-05-26T21:34:38.384-07:00

Alcoholics AnonymousNarcotics AnonymousIf you are a recruiter you have probably spent more than one night in a bar after getting out of the recruiting station. Lord knows I have. There were some nights when getting into that smoke-filled bar was like grabbing hold of a life preserver. The fact that the preferred watering hole for my recruiting station had cheap beer and was very pro-military

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-16844194787465906832008-05-26T05:36:00.002-07:002008-05-26T05:47:35.943-07:00

I clicked over the Astrosdaily to read the recap of the painful loss they suffered last night. The first entry on their "On This Day" today summation referred to a day back in 1990 when the Astros took a doubleheader from the Cubs in Chicago thanks to Glenn Davis hitting three home runs and driving in nine during the twin bill. I distinctly remember that day because that Saturday was the first

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-37130804856429416732008-05-25T07:52:00.010-07:002008-05-25T08:56:57.731-07:00

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day. Last night Mrs. SFC B and I went to the birthday party for one of her coworker's daughter. Had a blast, although I was the second most anglo person there. Mrs. SFC B was the most. And before she wails about how I'm obviously "whiter" than her, I'd like to point out that I am the son of an immigrant while her family had been in the US for a

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-64995157370118569692008-05-23T21:26:00.002-07:002008-05-23T22:26:15.530-07:00

I was originally introduced to Crystal over at Boobs, Injuries, and Dr. Pepper through a link on Lucrative Pain. How could I possibly resist something which contains "boob"? Since it wasn't something I linked to, I didn't check it frequently (when I link something I link it so that it's easier for me to read it regardless of the computer I'm using), but I'd click on it occasionally and read

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-72922587716282376092008-05-20T05:09:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:55:57.923-07:00

Well, not quite. Although according to some voice on the radio the heat index was upwards of 115. That reading was what was waiting for me when I hopped in to my car after work yesterday. Although it might have been pure hot outside, it was a comfortable 71 inside. And yes, I set it at 71 specifically because Senator Obama doesn't think I should be allowed to be any cooler than 72. I would have

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-33926184570082526102008-05-13T05:14:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:16:21.706-07:00

So, over the weekend I was reading an entry from Rachel Lucas on her opinions of Firefly. BLUF: she might have gotten knocked up by images of Captain Tightpants. While reading the comments on her post though I saw a link to Allecto who had written a slightly less praising review of the Firefly universe. BLUF: she might have gotten knocked up by images of Captain Tightpants, but only because

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-88500857203225723932008-05-09T13:17:00.004-07:002008-05-09T13:29:12.393-07:00

Yes. The title is a blatant attempt at generating more traffic.BUAHAHAHAHAHA!!But, let it not be said I don't deliver.The SFC B Family recently got a new vehicle, and to commemorate the occasion I figured I'd have a girl take off her top and sit on the car. Because nothing says "class" like scantily clad girls and automobiles.Since it is a European vehicle I specifically used a European girl

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-50249650293702223192008-04-28T05:59:00.001-07:002008-04-28T17:47:46.221-07:00

*UPDATE* 20080428 1738I heard back from Mr. Boucai. He has said that he will look into his research when he gets the opportunity, but that won't be until next week at the earliest. However, he said that the numbers he reported from 2003-2006 were what he was provided by DoD and that there was no indication that they represented anything other than approved waivers. He also said that, to his

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-40230021360750589302008-04-25T06:38:00.000-07:002008-04-25T09:40:38.857-07:00

There is a problem with the waiver numbers.Originally I was going to just do an update to the original post, but it had grown unwieldly enough already so I'll just start from whole cloth.I'm providing links to the sources I'm using so hopefully one of my more mathematically inclined readers (Hi Mom! Hi Mrs. SFC B!) can take a look and double check my math.I'm using USAREC's G7/9 as my source for

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-63046881908806825612008-04-23T17:49:00.002-07:002008-04-24T15:24:48.496-07:00

*UPDATE 2* 200804241714I'm having a bit of an issue here. There is a good bit of bad data out there and I have no idea what to make of any of it.Unfortunatly, it looks like the only time the military releases waiver data is under a FOIA request because there is no DOD published source I can find that shows waiver data.For example, the report from the Palm Center I mentioned last year stated

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-1612015406785045902008-04-18T17:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:30:34.432-07:00

400I have now published 400 posts. And I thank each and everyone one of you for reading some of them.Seriously. I'll call you and thank you since I'm related to you all by blood or marriage.The photos from the vacation are coming shortly. I'm still going through them and sorting them into some semblance of order so I can actually find what I need to. That and I'm trying to cut down on the

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-15580747912651420152008-04-06T14:14:00.002-07:002008-04-06T14:19:24.920-07:00

Well, we docked safely and managed to make it through customs with few issues. So Mrs. SFC B and I are currently staying with my mom (Hi Mom!). We'll be headed to the airport tomorrow and should arrived back in the valley sometime tomorrow afternoon. It was a blast, however I'm looking forward to getting back. It's nice to actually look forward to returning to your life instead of dreading

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-8235012077019952962008-04-03T13:52:00.003-07:002008-04-03T14:15:27.529-07:00

Grand Cayman is gorgeous. Mrs. SFC B described it as Phoenix and Plymouth having a love child. And she's not far off. The buildings look like a combination of Colonial design with a Southwest color scheme. It's beautiful. I'd have loved to spend the day just cruising the streets and checking out the flavor.Unfortunatly we didn't do that.We attempted to kayak and snorkel.To be fair, I really

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-44618657429086622682008-04-02T17:41:00.001-07:002008-04-03T13:51:58.594-07:00

For all the talk about how awesome Jamacia is, it sure is run down. I have no idea what Jamacia's culture and history is beyond the flyer that I got when I disembarked the ship, but it sure seems like they value the run-down look.Mrs. SFC B and I had a good enough time, I was just left... saddened... by the shabby conditions of what, supposedly, is the "tourist" area. Cinder block homes with

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-48697325236854409532008-03-31T07:26:00.003-07:002008-05-09T13:15:38.696-07:00

It is the first day at sea for the SFC B family on the Voyager of the Seas.This ship is incredible. There's a mini-golf course and an ice skating rink!Anyways, the weather is incredible. Low 80s, but the breeze from the ship moving across the water makes it feel like the mid 70s. There are just enough clouds in the sky to provide passing shade, but no where near enough to reduce the dazzling

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-83940523298781892562008-03-29T07:28:00.002-07:002008-03-29T07:44:41.797-07:00

Mrs. SFC B and I are flying to Houston today to meet up with my family. On Sunday we'll be taking the Voyager of the Seas out of Galveston for a trip through the Carribean.Yay!This morning I was trying to pour some coffee and I managed to, somehow, hit my "boys" against the top edge of the refrigerator door. It hurt. A lot.Boo!Anyways. I spent a few minutes resisting the urge to throw up my

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-87273111344862616982008-03-26T22:03:00.002-07:002008-03-26T22:11:59.722-07:00

I heartily recommend Behr Paint. It goes on smooth, and doesn't go all over the place. Plus, we'll only need one coat of paint. Minus some areas that will need touching up because of the nature of the texture in the room.Mrs. SFC B and I are in the process of painting our house. It is looking AWESOME! I'll have pictures up sometime tomorrow. But we just finished the bulk of our living room

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-45386294084179426362008-03-21T13:49:00.002-07:002008-03-21T19:21:54.225-07:00

So, I get to the airport in El Paso expecting to have a flight waiting for me.Surprise!Apparently, five days after I bought my ticket and flew to El Paso, some automated "feature" of DTS canceled my reservation.I wish to repeat this.My flight reservation was canceled AFTER I had started my travel.Initially my ire was directed at the poor dude at the flight counter. It was redirected after he

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-61975073974997845932008-03-20T17:28:00.002-07:002008-03-20T17:42:46.765-07:00

This is something I've been mulling over since SSG Rage told me about it.A former recruiter, and someone I knew personally, was killed in Iraq last week.SSG Laurent West, formerly of the Prescott Army Recruiting Station, as killed by an IED in Kishkishkia, Iraq on 11MAR2008.I wasn't friends with him by any stretch of the imagination. However, he was someone with whom I served, and ran police

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501322.post-78979766504097187342008-03-20T17:07:00.002-07:002008-03-20T17:28:45.677-07:00

I got zero sleep yesterday. I don't know what I did to aggravate it, but the tendonitis in my left elbow kept me up until about 3am, at which point I basically said "to hell with it" and started packing.The exercise which I have been supporting for the past two weeks ended. It was, without a doubt, the best training I have ever seen a unit receive. I have no question that, elsewhere in the

SFC Bnoreply@blogger.com0