It's late Thursday night and the week has flown by. Funny, the first week seemed to go on forever. Fortunately today I had some time to take care of personal business. For the first time as well, I was able to get in a workout during the day. It was a very nice day, indeed. I hope the same weather holds for the exercise.
Tomorrow evening I drop off my gear which will be transported to the exercise site. It includes typical camping gear, body armor, and of course TP. One must be prepared! We then report at 0400 Saturday, 4:00 AM for you civilians, to await movement to the exercise. I'll get to bed early and hope to sleep on the bus (I hope it's a bus).
I don't have much of a role in the exercise so I will try to learn more about what the Seabees do, yet try to stay out of their way at the same time. I'll hang out with the dentist (another CDR) who doesn't know what they heck he's doing there either. We should have a good laugh about it.
They call the one man tents a "tea cup", I suppose because it's almost like one. I must say that the military has come a long way from making a tent out of 2 ground sheets. It's the length of a body and not much wider, uses fiberglass poles and unzips from either side (good tactical idea). It also has a fly that can camouflage the tent either for the woods or the desert. I practiced putting it together several days ago so I would not be stumbling over it if we set up camp late at night. I'm glad I did!
I'll let you know how it all turns out in my next entry. Until then, wish me luck.
Oh, one last thing. The XO brought the Battlion together, standing in our Companies, for some inspiring words. Since I have done a good job hiding myself at the back of the formation (a very large formation), I did not hear a single word said. Regardless, we all gave the "Hoorah" in acknowledgement. Hoorah is a strong "yes" in Seabee speak. (Mom, don't get it mixed up with the "Horah" dance.)
While I may poke fun at the military in general or the Seabees more specifically, I have the uptmost respect for their loyalty, dedication, and committment to their duties, their fellow sailor, and our country. I've not heard one gripe or complaint about being pulled out of their civilian life or having to go to Iraq. If you want to learn more about the Seabees, here is a good website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabee. I've included their logo above, which is pretty cool. I've sent the girls a Seabee flag, which I hope they will fly on occasion.
Good night at last.
Tomorrow evening I drop off my gear which will be transported to the exercise site. It includes typical camping gear, body armor, and of course TP. One must be prepared! We then report at 0400 Saturday, 4:00 AM for you civilians, to await movement to the exercise. I'll get to bed early and hope to sleep on the bus (I hope it's a bus).
I don't have much of a role in the exercise so I will try to learn more about what the Seabees do, yet try to stay out of their way at the same time. I'll hang out with the dentist (another CDR) who doesn't know what they heck he's doing there either. We should have a good laugh about it.
They call the one man tents a "tea cup", I suppose because it's almost like one. I must say that the military has come a long way from making a tent out of 2 ground sheets. It's the length of a body and not much wider, uses fiberglass poles and unzips from either side (good tactical idea). It also has a fly that can camouflage the tent either for the woods or the desert. I practiced putting it together several days ago so I would not be stumbling over it if we set up camp late at night. I'm glad I did!
I'll let you know how it all turns out in my next entry. Until then, wish me luck.
Oh, one last thing. The XO brought the Battlion together, standing in our Companies, for some inspiring words. Since I have done a good job hiding myself at the back of the formation (a very large formation), I did not hear a single word said. Regardless, we all gave the "Hoorah" in acknowledgement. Hoorah is a strong "yes" in Seabee speak. (Mom, don't get it mixed up with the "Horah" dance.)
While I may poke fun at the military in general or the Seabees more specifically, I have the uptmost respect for their loyalty, dedication, and committment to their duties, their fellow sailor, and our country. I've not heard one gripe or complaint about being pulled out of their civilian life or having to go to Iraq. If you want to learn more about the Seabees, here is a good website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabee. I've included their logo above, which is pretty cool. I've sent the girls a Seabee flag, which I hope they will fly on occasion.
Good night at last.
Greeting from Atlanta Warren - your Loan Shark teammates are thinking of you, and managed a come from behind 4-3 win against the team formerly known as Red Brick last night. We'll be following your blog - stay safe - your teammates are waiting for you.
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