I dropped off my paperwork at Ford Credit today...Marlene came out and got it to make photocopies and...and, that was it. I never got a chance to get much of a word in...and i had to forcibly restrain myself from trembling...damn but I'm messed up...I wonder if I'll be able to pull myself together when I go to pick up the check...even though I'll probably see her even less with that visit...grrr...
I stood and watched as three soldiers were punished today for missing or beign late to formation. I stood there and watched as the first sergeant cut the Private (E2) rank from a soldiers collar, while another soldier took 14 days extra duty and restriction with a suspended reduction and $$ forfeituer thrown in alongside it. I watched as the LTC hemmed and hawed the punishment of a Sergeant over with the chain of a command...And for all her stoic posturing, I could see it getting to the Captain. She doesn't like giving out punishment, doesn't like being confronted with the entire fact of the matter...but it's her duty and she's faced with a lot of insubornate acts at current time...I've heard a few people speak bad about her, but I think I saw a bit of the person behind the commander today...a bit of the genuine human she is. I don't at all agree with what I've heard...
Spent some more time with SSG Wade today...talking about the current status of the 319th Bn and such. It seems as if none of the officers are the ones to make the decision on where I'm going when Phelps gets back...everyone asks me like I am the one who knows...So I guess it's going to be SSG Wade who'll make the final determination. One more plus about moving down to the Bn...they might make me move out of this room and into an official "HHS, 319th MI" slotted room...I'm starting to get real sick of Dave's lack of initiative on cleaning...i know for a fact that he has *never* cleaned any part of the bathroom. He bought toilet paper, which is *something* at least, but...I haven't decided whether or not to clean it myself because he did buy the TP (it really only takes about fifteen minutes) or just leave it and see if he does anything while I'm gone...And I know now that whenever I say anything, he's gonna use his five hours of class on tuesday and thursday as an excuse...grrr...i think things might reach a head, but i'm still giving it a few more weeks.
Speaking of being gone, it's been
brought to my attention that labor day weekend is a four day...sept 3,4,5,6...so
i'm trying to see if i can get to any other of the tori shows...i've already
emailed a person with an extra ticket for a new york show on the 3rd...Despite
this, I'm still having trouble believing the trip is just about here...just
a few more days...wahoo!
Aug 22 is her birthday...I'm thinking
of fixing up my other beret and giving that too her as a birthday present...but
I don't know her hat size so maybe I'll asked her in atlanta on saturday,
then drive to either fort campbell or fort benning and pick up the appropriate
size from the clothing sales store...which is another thing...fucking new
army greens just mandated. By October 1st I'm supposed to have a
brand new class A jacket and two pairs of trousers to match...what a shit
piece. I've worn the set I have now like 6 or seven times and now
it's essentially trash, fucking A.
I'm taking next tuesday and wednesday off of work, and, friday is a BOSS (Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers) function day...smith lake picnic from 1000 - 1500 so no work! A one day work week!
I guess on that note I'll end it and get ready for sleep cycle.