Friday we tore everythign down, loaded up the vehicles,
set up the drop zone for the jump, and came home. That gave me almost
ten hours until I had to go back out for the saturday profiency jump HHD
525 MI was hosting...that was pain in the ass, i almost just took my slkeepign
bag out to the site and slept there...Turns out I wouldn't have had to
do that--the fog was so thick that the planes didn't take off for three
hours after they'd planned too--meaning I spent from 0230 to 103000 sleeping,
watching movies, eating doritos, and occasionally helping out with otehr
details.
Finally got home aroudn 1530--showered, ate, slept...
one cool thing about yesterday--i was tasked to take
a soldier to the hospital--he'd gotten glass particles in his eye or something...they
flushed it out mostly with saline solution but it was still irritating
(PROBABLY becasue of all that damn Salt!)But he'd never been in a HMMV
before so I took it offroad for a bit to have some fun and whirl him about...he
thanked me, saying it "made his day". It was a good time :)
Too bad it had to happen on what was supposed to be a day fucking off...
Tomorrow I start bus driver class. I've been *told*
i won't ever be tasked to drive such, but when that disclaimer from SSG
Wade comes in "I won't let them absue you" I just *know* the detachment
will find a bus somewhere for me to drive..(there are currently no licensed
bus drivers in HHD 525 MI). But hey, it get's me out of operation
clean sleep (which sucked back in march) and gets me promotion points.
Apparently according to SSG Chevalier it's a civilian class so it's a civlian
applicable license--meaning I can go drive a greyhound afterwards..big
wahoo there, but it's something to say at least I guess. Heh, kinda
reminds me of all those times in high school when the bus driver was off
somewhere--we all decided *we* would drive the bus, but none of us knew
how...
Who'd think just six years later I'd be learning to do
as such...I just hope I get my days off for thanksgiving still...that would
suck to get thursday but not friday...
I'm loading a magazine right now--Beal and I found a ton of live blanks out in the field, and I have a couple blank mags...so...Also, took a bunch of pictures out at the drop zone. I was on field landign strip duty, making sure none of the jumpers got run over by the plane when it landed out there to pick up more jumpers, so I got some good pictures I hope--with the amount I took I know at least a few had to come out well...Course now I have like 12 pictures to burn...
All in all, I had a good time out on FTX. It wasn't as productive as in BCT or AIT, but it was much more relaxed atmosphere. I've been told on several occasions, and especially wednesday, not to let this unit color my opinion of the rest of the army...this unit is shit compared to the real army...With that in mind I don't ever really expect much from my detachment. At worst then I am pleasantly surprised...
I guess we're not chaptering that one soldier I was talking about earlier--apparently she hasn't been given enough proper counseling and the high command has said they'd kick it back because of that if we tried the chapter. The soldier turns 21 soon so there shouldn't be any more problems with her getting in trouble for underaged drinking. Hopefully she's learned not to drink and drive though...particually since she's not allowed to drive on post. She's actually at PLDC right now...
So I have one full 30 round mag of blanks now.
Jeesh, I feel odd being up at 0810 on a sunday...Dave
wanted to get pizza and beer last night and I thought it was a good idea...I
planned on napping and getting back up around 8 or 9 but that certainly
never happened...