All right, the final week of DCC is completed, and the vast majority of the class has met all of the "requirements" for graduation and will soon be moving on. All that is left is two full days of out processing, and then a small graduation "ceremony," before we're released to take off for our duty stations. This last week has been trying on the patience, however, the skill of patrolling is something that must be a part of a JA's vocabulary and knowledge base both...read more

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So I read through the last blog post last night to look for questions and I couldn't believe the amount of typos, so I apologize for that ahead of time, with the limited time afforded to write I guess I don't edit nearly as well as I should. Regardless, this last week went as quickly as the last, probably because we got to play with weapons the vast majority of the time. Monday started with regular PT, minute on minute off workout with some running involved, nothing too difficult....read more

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This week went suprisingly quick for our first full 5-day week of training, and the fact that we were up most of the days before 4am, and in one case before 3am. Monday started without standard morning PT because there are ridiculous smoke floating around the base because of controlled burns that continue to burn night and day. The rest of the day we spent in the Class Room learning how to do Land Navigation. We were introduced to the delicate interplay between the Map, the Compass, The...read more

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Another week finished (albeit it a short one), and time has seemingly slowed to such a crawl that I feel a month older. Mornings are much earlier here, days seem to last much longer, and similar to C'Ville we continue to be inundated with information. Add to the mix, the responsibility of being the Class Leader, a position I was excited to have, and a stepped up PT regime, and sitting here Saturday morning, I feel spent. Looking back on the last four days, I feel as though I should have...read more

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Its hard to believe that tomorrow will be the 100th day of my Army career. Its an ironic statement, because I'm sure I'll look back on this short period and wonder how I could have thought it took so long to traverse, however, after this first week at DCC, I can't imagine time slowing down any further. In the good Army style, DCC began, like most Army experiences thus far, with the good old "hurry up and wait" routine. After an excellent four days "pass,"...read more

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While I'm sitting around waiting for my ride down to Ft. Benning, I thought I'd write one last blog from C'Ville and get the past couple days out of the way, so I can focus on Ft. Benning and DCC from this point forward. Monday was a very mellow day. We showed up for PT in the morning, to find it raining and cold. We formed up as always, and then broke up into our run groups to conduct some level of PT. Ranger Powell took charge of Run Group 1 and we headed out for our last...read more

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And its time for your weekly blog post. I'm surprised that I didn't get any new questions or comments from the last post, but I guess I'll take that as a compliment. It must be because I've answered everyone's questions, that you have none left at this point. Outstanding... Well, lets get back to the Chronology. Monday morning started a little extra early so I could go down and get taped by the 1SG. Having worked out twice a day each day for the last two weeks, and not...read more

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Hello everyone, again, I apologize for such a long time between entries, but the wireless internet has been out at TJAGLCS so I haven't been able to write (which isn't entirely true, because there are plenty of computers available, I'm just too lazy, kind of...) But, now that there is only one week left here is C'Ville I feel as though I should start reflecting back on my spent here, and begin thinking about the transition to Ft. Benning for DCC as well as pieces of advice...read more

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I know I just wrote yesterday, and I promise I'll keep this one super short. However, I forgot to add to my last entry a great blog written by a fellow student and JA. 1LT Ben Smith is a National Guard from Iowa and he's been keep a great blog with a TON of pictures of our experience. Ben is also the Airborne Team Leader and basically totally kicks you-know-what. I was given permission by 1LT Smith to post a link to his blog, so please feel free to check it out for photos and some...read more

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Apologies first for being MIA for over a week. To be honest, I don't have a whole lot to report, and even if I did I don't know if I would have had the time or energy to write about it as this new last week has really been a lot of constant busy work to be done after class. It is also writing intensive, so after spending a couple hours on a certain letter or memo, I don't really feel like sitting down and thinking through a blog entry. However, pity party aside, allow me to...read more

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