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As we do every year in November (and March), the JAG Corps recently closed another application window for folks interested in becoming Judge Advocates or summer interns. In a previous assignment (way back when, when I first started writing here at ArmyStrongStories), I used to manage our Field Screening Officer program, the group of officers we send out to law school campuses to interview applicants. Since leaving that assignment, I really had been a bit out of the recruiting...read more
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This week was “Patrolling Week”. It is the one chance we get to truly taste the life of an infantryman. Monday started with PT for those that had already been through the convoy simulator. For those that had not, we made our way over to complete the simulation. The simulator was an interesting experience. Basically, 20 people mounted 5 Humvees and conducted a four truck route clearing mission. A driver, truck commander, two dismounts and a gunner...read more
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I finally have a good excuse for a long absence -- my wife and I recently welcomed our second child to the family. Work has continued to be crazy (and to inspire concern about command concern for Soldiers and the legal advice they get) and coupled with sleepless nights at home has meant that I haven't had the energy to sit down and write. Now that my baby girl is about 2 months old - and we're both sleeping a little more - I've got a lot to catch up on. So...read more
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This week was Land Navigation week at DCC. The goal is a “go” on the examination. The journey began Monday with PT. The remainder of the day was spent receiving classroom instruction on the way to read a military map. Contour lines, azimuths, back-azimuths, man-made structures, roads, bodies of water; we learned it all. Tuesday was spent in the field. We took a bus ride out for 45 minutes to Red Diamond Range and spent the morning in fire teams...read more
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Class 01-12 at DCC threw approximately 30K rounds down range this week. When the firing had stopped, 100% of the class was qualified with the M4 and Close Combat Optic. What a week! Monday started with PT and the remainder of the day was spent at the EST2000 – a weapons simulator. The day went well, though it did start with an issue. The buses that took us to the simulator building dropped us at the wrong facility. So, in true Army style, the class...read more
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The class reassembled after a nice long 4 day weekend and started training again this week. Most everyone seems rested and recharged – though not exactly happy to be back in our barracks. The week included two days of PT – on Tuesday and Thursday. One day was 30-60-90 second running drills and the other day was all the new PRT exercises or push-ups, sit-ups, etc. – depending on your PT group. The class was issued weapons this week, and we spent one day...read more
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The 185th JAOBC (and elements of former classes) reported into Fort Benning for DCC on Sunday. Fort Benning is not Fort Lee. It is bigger, busier, and is full of Infantry, Cavalry and Armor personnel. It also means no more post lodging, and no more hotel living. We reported in to our new home – Building 2838. Building 2838 is an older barracks. Most people are assigned two or three to a room. One person (the first to arrive) typically gets a...read more
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The 185th JAOBC graduated. Arguably the finest collection of men and women to complete the Judge Advocate’s Basic Course in years finished up on Wednesday. The week was a short one. Monday was a great day. It started with ultimate Frisbee and ultimate Football (for lack of a better term). The CG came out as well as some other staff, to play with our class. We had a couple of final classes and completed some administrative work as well. Monday...read more
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31 May – 3 June 2011 I promise this post won’t be riddled with as many silly errors as the last. Most importantly, there will be no use of the word “evidence” when I really mean “advice.” These are the curses of recklessly posting unedited blog entries after a long day. Also, this post in no way relates to that terrible Tim Allen movie, “Wild Hogs.” He...read more
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23-26 May 2011 Before jumping into the week’s events, I want to address another logistical aspect of DCC, which bears mentioning: showers. That came out of left field, but after receiving a couple frustrated questions from the current OBC class that is currently going through DCC, I decided that it was worth mentioning. The bottom line is that JAOBC will condition...read more
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