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I have seven personnel assigned to my company that work in Munster, Germany for the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps (NRDC), this is an international unit that has about 450 international Soldiers assigned to it. It is made up of personnel from several countries, the US, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Norway, Italy, and Greece to name a few. Every year in early June they have family day in which personnel from each country set up booths with themes and make their native foods and put out information...read more
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Now, I must forewarn you to tailor your taste buds as 120+ days of eating in the dining facility (because you will be on meal card status) tend to get a little old after the 1st month - or so. The living conditions in “Griffith Hall” could truly use some plumbing upgrades. It’s possible that you could hear and witness some sort of muck bubble up in either your toilet or perhaps your sink sometime during your stay. However, the good news story is that Holiday Inn Express...read more
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I’m currently at the tail end of my resident ILE experience at the FT. Gordon Satellite site and felt the need to highlight a few tidbits of information. Upfront, I would like to thank the faculty (LTC Restall, Mr. Reece, Mr. Montesclaros & Dr. Carter) for setting the conditions for an absolute awesomely experience as a student in Staff Group 31-D. Besides learning curriculum specific information, drawing knowledge from the myriad of branches within my 16 personnel small group was...read more
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Hope this helps some people out. If you have specific questions or concerns, please add my Face Book Fan Page & email me. My Face Book Fan page is: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Q: What are the current requirements to join the U.S. Army? A: You must be between the ages of 17 and 35, a U.S. Citizen or resident alien with the I-551 card (green card), a HS senior or graduate, must be single with no children or married with 2 or less children, pass the ASVAB and...read more
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Well, we made the trek from Minneapolis to Redding! We spent 5 days taking in sites along the way and arrived on Tuesday to begin the hunt for a home. The mission was accomplished on Thursday, but we can't move in until the 20th, so we hit the pacific coast to enjoy California for a couple of weeks! Stopped in at the new office and met the commander for a bit, while in Redding. I'm excited to get to work, but I need to wait until our household goods are delivered and we get settled....read more
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TodayI was a beautiful day to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Margraten, The Netherlands American Military Cemetary. This cemetary is the final resting place for 8, 301 military service members and they also list 1, 722 missing members. The Dutch citizens sponsor every grave and there is also a waiting list to do it. It is amazing to see how much they truly care and it was an honor to be there. My Family and I had the priviledge to sit with our Dutch counterparts and again it was an...read more
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The latest advertising campaign for the Army demonstrates the many meanings of the uniform. For me, the uniform represents family in a very real way. I was engaged to my wife, Jennifer for six long years before we were married. Now, we didn't plan it that way I assure you. Jennifer was unable to work at that time due to complications of Lupus, which was far less understood and manageable than it is today. Because we were young and she could not work, it was up to me to...read more
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Well, the move is officially on! This morning I signed out and the movers will be here for the next three days before we drive West on Friday. I have been a Mustang, an Eagle and a Marauder. I enjoyed every second of it and wouldn't change a thing! I am grateful for the great leadership, past and present, I had while I was here. I was blessed with great Soldiers, Families and civilian staff members who taught me allot and I will never forget any of them! I have exactly 22 hours to...read more
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My company is the most disbursed in US NATO Brigade as I have Soldiers in four different countries. My company has 86 Soldiers and we have them in Norway, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. I just came back from my first site visit to Norway, there I have 21 Soldiers, Officers and a Warrant Officer and they work at the Joint Warfare Center (JWC) and they do training exercises for all personnel who are going to work for ISAF in Afghanistan. Stavanger, Norway is where the JWC is located and...read more
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Working in Minnesota has given me the opportunity to experience, first hand, the definition of "Minnesota nice". Here, perhaps more than anywhere I have ever served, I spend a good portion of each day stopping as passersby extend their hand and issue a genuine Thank-You. In the first ten years years of my career I accepted many such gestures and walked away proud. In the ten years since, I have received more appreciative hand-shakes than I could ever put a number on. Now of days...read more
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