Weapons Qual
Qualified on the M9 pistol today (again). The Ft. Bliss range nice and the instructor was top-notch. I think he significantly helped my accuracy with the pistol. Otherwise, not much new. Got back my DCUs from alterations …
Blog Posts
MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
CRC - Ft. Bliss
If you are an IRR soldier or otherwise think you’ll be going to Ft. Bliss CRC, you should read all the information available on their website, here: …
Made It To Bliss
After many cancelled and delayed and missed flights Sunday, I made it into Ft. Bliss CRC. Monday started at 0400 and was a long, busy day of SRPs and first aid classes. Today started at 0500 and will include equipment …
Senate OKs more troops for Army
The Houston Chronicle reports. Ironically, the pentagon is fighting this move. Personally, I think it is pretty obvious that the Army needs more people. The fact that we’re dipping into the IRR soldiers, the last …
My sympathies to Paul Johnson's family
I learned that Paul Johnson was murdered today from CNN in the mess hall. I was deeply saddened and angered by this tragic act. I wish something could have been done to prevent it, and the only thing I could think of …
More IRR Info - If you joined a unit and want back out, you can
Andrew Carr emailed me this story: Voluntary Assignment of Individual Ready Reserve Soldiers to Army Reserve Troop Program Units Basically, if someone pressured you into joining a unit to avoid getting called up while in …
Kuwait Info
It sounds like if/when I get to Kuwait, I’ll be passing through an APOD, or Arial Point of Debarcation, called Camp Wolverine. It doesn’t sound like there’s any way into Iraq for soldiers except via …
CIF Complete
I returned to CIF this morning with MAJ Huard as my unit representative. I managed to find Chris’ clothing issue receipt and so, having met all of the criteria required by the CIF personnel, the two of us managed …
Still no orders - but I'm going to Ft Bliss for CRC
In the last couple of days I still have not received my orders, which means I haven’t been able to schedule my travel, but that should happen tomorrow. I do know that I’m going to Ft. Bliss as my CRC, which …
More Frustrations with CIF
As an FYI for other IRR soldiers and perhaps as an tip for those folks tasked with mobilizing soldiers, here’s some things to remember about CIF (clothing issue facility), at least at Ft. Leonard Wood. Expect half …