Happy Monday All!!! Well, we had a nice, cold weekend at the range. If it isn't raining, we aren't training as the old saying goes. It was good to get away, at the same time, I could think of a million things I could have done here back home. Oh well, the life of a soldier.
I really am thinking that I am allergic to the color green though. Every time I put on that uniform, no matter what we do I come back exhausted, and could sleep for days.
Well, with nothing further, here is how the weekend went.
Friday- So I'm sitting at work, planning at leaving at 3pm. That would get me in Martinsburg in plenty of time (Formation at 6:30pm). Well, I get a text message and formation is changed to 5:45. OK, cool, so I'll leave a little early. Well, at the end of the message, it says I am not riding on the bus, and am driving one of our military vehicles to the range.... OK, so its going to take me a lot longer to get there than usual, I can deal with that.... Leave work at 2:15.... The highway is blocked, so I take the back way. Traffic... OK, so I may be a little late.. I call one of my Sgt's and let them know... I end up there at 5pm. Woo Hoo, I'm good lol... Grab our weapons, and we arrive at the range at about 11pm. Not a bad ride, just a lot of rain. We made it in one piece, so that's really all we can ask.
Saturday- See the thing about my schedule, and Army weekends, I actually get to sleep in on the Army weekends. Wake up was at 5:15am. Get dressed, cleaned, and head to breakfast. I won't get into what we ate, because I really can't remember. They also issued us our MRE (Meals-Ready to Eat). For those that know me, I basically refuse to eat that crap. 2500 calories in a bag, theres really nothing good about them, except for the candy some of them get. Its OK though, I grabbed some fruit for lunch (Good soldier right here). Well now it was time to ruck march out to the range... Bad idea for me, rough terrain and a torn meniscus don't exactly mix. Oh well, gotta do what I gotta do... Well, for those that have ever been in the military know that the ranges aren't covered like in the civilian world. It rained the entire time. I got my zero done in 6 shots. I qualified later on in the day. All the rest of the time I spent under the cover they provided, or in the truck getting warm. Its not my first rodeo, so I know the ins and outs of what we can and can't do. Ruck march back, dinner, then time to clean weapons. Bed time was a very welcome sight.
Sunday- Another sleep in morning (5:30 wake up). Breakfast, formation, then I had to drive another vehicle back. This one was even slower than the last, and the mountains of Cumberland were not kind to us. Got back to the Reserve center at around 12:30. Had a few things to do, then we were released at about 5pm. Stopped at Walmart to pick up some dressy clothes for tonight. I appreciate all the support everyone in Walmart showed. Many people stopped me to say thank you. I don't mind, but it makes for a long trip at Walmart, LOL. Went home, unpacked, ate dinner, and went to bed. I hope my stuff is dry before Mom and Dad get to the house on Thursday, Its sort of laid out all over one of the bedrooms.
Well, that's all... That is an Army weekend if anyone is thinking of joining. I left out the parts about the formations, endless joking, and locking one of my Sgts in a wall locker... But somethings are better left to the imagination!
I hope you all have a great week! Tonight I go to my Girlfriends Graduation. I'm very proud of her, shes worked really hard for this, and its just the beginning of so much more to come! Congrats!!!
I really am thinking that I am allergic to the color green though. Every time I put on that uniform, no matter what we do I come back exhausted, and could sleep for days.
Well, with nothing further, here is how the weekend went.
Friday- So I'm sitting at work, planning at leaving at 3pm. That would get me in Martinsburg in plenty of time (Formation at 6:30pm). Well, I get a text message and formation is changed to 5:45. OK, cool, so I'll leave a little early. Well, at the end of the message, it says I am not riding on the bus, and am driving one of our military vehicles to the range.... OK, so its going to take me a lot longer to get there than usual, I can deal with that.... Leave work at 2:15.... The highway is blocked, so I take the back way. Traffic... OK, so I may be a little late.. I call one of my Sgt's and let them know... I end up there at 5pm. Woo Hoo, I'm good lol... Grab our weapons, and we arrive at the range at about 11pm. Not a bad ride, just a lot of rain. We made it in one piece, so that's really all we can ask.
Saturday- See the thing about my schedule, and Army weekends, I actually get to sleep in on the Army weekends. Wake up was at 5:15am. Get dressed, cleaned, and head to breakfast. I won't get into what we ate, because I really can't remember. They also issued us our MRE (Meals-Ready to Eat). For those that know me, I basically refuse to eat that crap. 2500 calories in a bag, theres really nothing good about them, except for the candy some of them get. Its OK though, I grabbed some fruit for lunch (Good soldier right here). Well now it was time to ruck march out to the range... Bad idea for me, rough terrain and a torn meniscus don't exactly mix. Oh well, gotta do what I gotta do... Well, for those that have ever been in the military know that the ranges aren't covered like in the civilian world. It rained the entire time. I got my zero done in 6 shots. I qualified later on in the day. All the rest of the time I spent under the cover they provided, or in the truck getting warm. Its not my first rodeo, so I know the ins and outs of what we can and can't do. Ruck march back, dinner, then time to clean weapons. Bed time was a very welcome sight.
Sunday- Another sleep in morning (5:30 wake up). Breakfast, formation, then I had to drive another vehicle back. This one was even slower than the last, and the mountains of Cumberland were not kind to us. Got back to the Reserve center at around 12:30. Had a few things to do, then we were released at about 5pm. Stopped at Walmart to pick up some dressy clothes for tonight. I appreciate all the support everyone in Walmart showed. Many people stopped me to say thank you. I don't mind, but it makes for a long trip at Walmart, LOL. Went home, unpacked, ate dinner, and went to bed. I hope my stuff is dry before Mom and Dad get to the house on Thursday, Its sort of laid out all over one of the bedrooms.
Well, that's all... That is an Army weekend if anyone is thinking of joining. I left out the parts about the formations, endless joking, and locking one of my Sgts in a wall locker... But somethings are better left to the imagination!
I hope you all have a great week! Tonight I go to my Girlfriends Graduation. I'm very proud of her, shes worked really hard for this, and its just the beginning of so much more to come! Congrats!!!
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