Round 1 is over – on to Round 2

Round 1 of training is complete and I still have quite a long way to go in the whole training process. I’ve finished aircrew fundamentals and basic loadmaster. Next on my list are three survival schools followed by the big daddy of them all – initial qualification. I’ve barely been home all year and [...]

Almost done

I’ve got two and half days of class left and then a graduation ceremony that takes about an hour. If I was lucky, the final day of class and graduation would be on the same day. I’m not lucky. I take my final test on Wednesday and have to come in on Thursday to [...]

I’m making progress

Since I last made a post the wheels have been put into motion… and they didn’t turn far.

We got our assignment and we don’t have to pack up our bags and move. We’re going to stay at McChord for the next few years. Along with my assignment I got my next pile [...]

I felt lightheaded and confused but I knew that it was fantastic

After the first bite the left side of my face started to feel numb. After a few seconds I couldn’t control it and I began to drool. Undeterred I continued without regard to my health and well being. I thought I could hear the sound of angels and I approached the light.

Minutes [...]

We’re back

Back from the Honeymoon and we’ve got pictures to share

Uhhh….

We’re getting hitched in 10 days….

that’s just around the corner

Something different every day

We’ve hardly had any real downtime since I’ve been home and it isn’t a bad thing. We’ve been busy hanging out with the extended family, attending weddings, playing with the dogs, cleaning the house, and we’ve been having a great time doing all of that. We won’t have any slow days until sometime next [...]

Almost done

The replacements are here and the pass-on has been completed. The new guy doesn’t have any of his worker bees yet but I can’t do anything about that. If all goes to plan – and there is no plan – I’ll be home within the next 14 days. Isn’t that an overly broad swath [...]

The Happy Guy

If you’re reading this you’ve obviously been here before. Seldom does this website get random visitors so I know most of my audience. You’re aware of my temperament. You know that I like to rant and I fly off the handle with ease. This blog (in its various incarnations) has been a venue for [...]

Additional details

A few weeks ago I wrote a single post titled approved. Here is the rest of the info.

Over the last six years I’ve been dreaming of ways to exit my current career field and continue on in the military while doing a different job. A few weeks ago my wish was finally granted. [...]