I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie I have finished week one at 38B Reclass. So far, the course has been good. Teaching is, what I would call, a modified death by PowerPoint. All of the classes are taught from a PowerPoint presentation as is the Army Standard these days. However, the instructors assigned to our class are interesting and animated. They … Read more
So, today I’m off to Careers & Jobs > Advanced Individual Training”>Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for soldiers changing their MOS mid-career and prior service personnel coming over to the Army in the 38B MOS. AIT is typically a continuation of Basic Combat Training for new inductees, with Drill Sergeants, a high degree of control, with … Read more
This is a quick test of MacJournal to see what it’s editing capabilities are. Hum, template based export of journal entries. Not sure I’d like that for blogging. MacJournal might be pretty cool for journal writing though. We’ll have to play with it a bit and see. Smittie
Corporal Missile 47 years later As mentioned in a previous post, I recently went to White Sands Missile Range for training. Well, 47 years ago, or there abouts, my father was at White Sands Missile Range to test fire the Corporal Missile. Here’s the family standing in from of the Corporal missile displayed at the … Read more
…I hope you find peace [ news articles | Original blog post ]. I am sorry for you tragic loss. Specialist Casey Sheehan sounds like someone I would have liked. I wish I’d had the chance to serve with him. I believe he was a good soldier. I hope that, in time, you find a … Read more
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during … Read more
This is it, right here. This is why we do what we do. This 15 year old girl understands what seems to have escaped most people twice her age. Thanks, Dad. For sending me the video and for understanding what the video is talking about. I know that you remember me. aloha [posted with ecto] … Read more
…I’m glad to hear someone is outraged but it should hardly be surprising. We, the US military, went into this war with fiberglass and canvas humvees and Vietnam era flack vests. Congress wants to extract as much political value out of each round of funding approval. So, it should really come as little surprise that … Read more
I’ve been into photography since 1980 when I bought my first Canon AE-1. I loved that camera. I’m sorry I don’t still have it. In 1990 my photography equipment got stolen. I replaced the AE-1 with a Canon EOS 650 which I still have. When I was deployed to Kuwait I took the first digital … Read more
Yes, I am back from six weeks of military training. Warrior Transition Course was not a good experience. I’m glad it’s over. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to write an entry explaining my experience. Every attempt only sounded like so much whining and bitching. Suffice it to say that … Read more