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Yes, you can have a family and be in the Army! Forget that old saying, "if the army wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one," because it's garbage. Families are awesome and they support us in what we do! Anyway, I wanted to take some time to blog about physical fitness and all the other Army-related stuff that you need to think about during pregnancy. Mostly because I'm pregnant myself and am trying to find ways to stay active, but I also wanted to spread the word that being...read more
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Retroactive Stop-loss Pay Available - Apply by Oct. 21
February 17, 2010
By: First Lieutenant Kalen Arreola
Okay, so I know my posts can be a bit too informative, and not so fun, but I hope I'm at least sharing good information. This is yet another, boring, informative one but guess what?! It's awesome news!! The Army is RETROACTIVELY paying Soldiers for their time on stop-loss. In case you haven't seen the movie, "stop-loss," in the United States military, is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their...read more
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Chief of Army Reserve speaks to young Soldiers, conference ends
February 12, 2010
By: First Lieutenant Kalen Arreola
The last two days of ROA have been pretty fun, and with great information from Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz about the way ahead for the Army Reserve. I have to say that I think we’re lucky to have the Chief of the Army Reserve that we have. He knows firsthand the challenges that Reserve Soldiers face just to serve, and he lived it himself. (the photo above is not of LTG Stultz but it's the same exact location, and it's from my lousy camera phone - sorry). Also, these are not his EXACT words, unless...read more
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This week has been quite interesting to say the least. I am on day two of the conference and I missed the entire morning portion... I tried to stick it out yesterday all day but my fever got the best of me so I slept in today. If I wasn't five months preggo right now I'd probably try to get up but I get nervous with the little one. Anyway, at least I'm here!! This picture is a view from my hotel near Dupont Circle in downtown. I reached the hotel at 2 a.m., Feb. 8th and then slept until 6...read more
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Headed to Reserve Officer Association National Convention
January 28, 2010
By: First Lieutenant Kalen Arreola
Well, I thought my days would be pretty uneventful for the next few months, but of course, I was wrong. I am headed out to Washington, D.C. for the Reserve Officer Association National Conference. I am so excited! At first I wasn't but any change of scenery is fun and there are a few people living out there I am excited to see. My official last day of work as an Department of the Army Civilian is tomorrow, but my command has no public affairs officer until April, so I'm going to work in...read more
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Yesterday the DoD announced that the Reserve can send Soldiers out to Haiti! I am so excited. Obviously I can't go since I am expecting a little one, but I know some Soldiers who would love to go. Public Affairs teams are getting formed right now so I'll be excited to see the great coverage our Reserve journalists put together. After seeing the images, and news, and hearing about one woman's survival under the rubble for more than 50 hours, I just can't believe how amazing the...read more
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Entry Number One (better titles on future posts, I promise)
January 13, 2010
By: First Lieutenant Kalen Arreola
Well, I am going to try this again:). I just wrote an entry and lost the whole thing!! How's that for a first blog. Anyway, I have been confused over what to write, so I'll just tell you stuff about me I guess. I currently live in Southern California and I work for a brand-spanking-new command called the 79th Sustainment Support Command. Ever heard of it? Well, that makes all of us because this type of command has never before existed. I happen to think that is pretty cool, but I...read more
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Kalen Arreola
| Affiliation: | Army Reserve |
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| Rank: | First Lieutenant |
| Branch: | Public Affairs |
| MOS/AOC: | Public Affairs Officer/46A and Signal Officer/25A |
| Location: | Los Alamitos, CA |
About Me: I enlisted in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2002 as a Simultaneous Membership Program Cadet. That means I worked at an Army Reserve unit while I was still in college and acted as a Print Team Leader at a Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Although I was not commissioned yet, I started learning right away.
I completed my Signal Officer Basic Course at Fort Gordon, Ga. then I attended the Defense Information School's Public Affairs Officer Qualification Course. Luckily I was able to attend the active component for all of my schools and am now working as a Public Affairs Specialist in my civilian job.
My training was definitely helpful when it came to my civilian occupation before I came back to the Army when I worked for PETCO's corporate offices in San Diego, Calif. My love of the Army called me back though, and I have been working for the Reserve again since April of 2009. Before that, I was deployed to Iraq from May 2007 to May 2008.
I completed my Signal Officer Basic Course at Fort Gordon, Ga. then I attended the Defense Information School's Public Affairs Officer Qualification Course. Luckily I was able to attend the active component for all of my schools and am now working as a Public Affairs Specialist in my civilian job.
My training was definitely helpful when it came to my civilian occupation before I came back to the Army when I worked for PETCO's corporate offices in San Diego, Calif. My love of the Army called me back though, and I have been working for the Reserve again since April of 2009. Before that, I was deployed to Iraq from May 2007 to May 2008.
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