Hurry Up And Wait, And Wait, And Wait, And Wait Some More!!!! BUT I LOVE IT!!!

May 20^th, 2013

CH BOLC Day #1

            Well the day started off very early this morning. Holy Cow five AM came and I think that my eyes were still closed till I started shaving. My cut up face can definitely attest to that. The morning started off with a formation to only find out that some of were released to go back to our rooms. The motto for today has truly been hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait, and finally hurry up and wait. From eating as fast as possible to being everywhere at least twenty minutes early it has definitely been a readjustment back to my former Norwich Corps of Cadets days. I HAVE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!! I originally thought that I was going to have to motivate myself to re-embrace “The Suck” aka the undesirable parts of Army life. But it has been as if I haven’t been with a great friend in years. It has put a smile on my face. No matter what they throw at me I still think  that there are going to be parts where I have to keep my attitude in check and keep my spirits up, but for the most part it has been outstanding.

            The food here is great. I have enjoyed it tremendously. I don’t know if that is because I am eating as fast as I possibly can and am not tasting it but for the most part it has been good. Cant complain about the food when your not cooking it. J Even though ive been eating breakfast (which I normally don’t eat) lunch and dinner I still get hungry around 9 PM from burning so many calories. In the two days I have been here I have drank nothing but water and Gatorade with the exception of ONE can of Mountain Dew!!! Im surprised I haven’t broken out in shock, rashes, hives, or had the shakes. So we will see how that affects my system. The weather here was sunny today, not as hot but was definitely warm.

            Had some platoon assignments to complete tonight and some minor studying. Now going to grab a shower and then hopefully catch some sleep here soon. Missing every one back home. Definitely missing Chelsea as well as my family. Chelsea has been very supportive and understanding for her first experience of me being away with the military. She is a beast. A beauty but at the same time a beast in the idea that she has been very strong. I am very thankful for her and her family praying as well as my family praying and all of our friends. Hope you are all doing well. Sorry there will be a lack of pictures. We are not allowed to take pictures and post them.

And So It Begins....

May 19^th, 2013

            Well this is it. I am finally here. I am finally living my life long dream. I arrived this evening for In Processing and preliminary introductions. The campus of the United States Army Chaplain School and Center is absolutely gorgeous. Its everything the pictures, videos, and stories have made it out to be. The weather today wasn’t really the best but for the first day in CH BOLC (Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course) what else would be more appropriate to have than rain.
            Today really consisted of a lot of paperwork and briefings. As for a small heads up I am not going to be able to go into too much detail about the training due to rules and regulations. But I will keep every one updated as to how its going. The trip down here in the new jeep was great. I got here in Columbia on Saturday night and then CH BOLC started tonight. Decent late night, well late in the terms that five am is gonna have to be when I wake up.

            We were assigned our platoons and squads. The Lord really blessed me a great group of Men and Women to serve, train alongside of, and learn with. Top notch individuals. There are a lot of prior service individuals here and though im the youngest here it’s a advantage to learn from these other soldiers and grow under their guidance. Well that’s it for the night. Continue to keep me in your prayers.