Long Time

So I realize that it has been a while since I have written but sooo much has happened and I have been so busy with my new unit that I have hardly had time to breath! Things still have not died down but I hope to keep you all informed of whats going on in my life.

On the 20th of November I finally graduated from all the training I had been doing for the previous 3 months so I am officially done with that!!! After graduation, I reported to my new unit to get things arranged/situated there for when I came back from taking leave. I took leave for Turkey Day and most of you were in MN when I visited and it was great to see each and every one of you. I do wish I had more time I could have spent there but was happy to be there while I could. I do have some news about Christmas this year, I will not be coming out to MN for xmas this year for various reasons. The first is that I flew to MN a few times last month and am a little sparce on money right now. Also, if I were to come out I would have to travel back to VA on Christmas day. Sorry for that news but it looks like I will be spending my holiday in VA.

As for my job, I am learning quickly what is expected of me and how to get things done. Its still early but I am a fast learner and my commander is helpful in assisting me when I have questions. I spend a lot of time in the office dealing with problemed soldiers, drug and alcohol abuse are common, we have already had an accident with one vehicle carrying a large container....their ground guide wasn't paying attention and they took out a powerline....no big deal. ahhaahah right. But things are going alright, I enjoy working with all my NCOs and my soliders so thats great. I'm not really sure what to tell you all about what I do exactly but to keep it simple, I basically run my unit how I want to, I have a lot of freedom when it comes to training. I will be running a range for the Batallion in January, I run and maintain the motorpool.....I dont know, does any of this make any sense to you all? Theres a lot I do but its hard to break it down. Basically I do lots and lots of paperwork to try and make the unit run smoothly. Anyway, I apologize if this email is jumbled but thats basically how I am feeling right now with everything so lets hope that some day things will tone down a bit so I can get my thoughts organized. Well I hope all is well, please be safe this christmas!