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Day 1 The 185thArmy JAOBC class reported for duty at 1200 hours. Wearing summer Army Physical Fitness Uniforms (APFUs or PTs), 118 men and women checked into for the beginning of what will be 18 weeks of Army training. For those unfamiliar with the program, newly assessed Army Judge Advocates spend a week and a half at Ft. Lee for Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course (JAOBC) Phase I, followed immediately by ten and a half weeks of instruction at The Judge Advocate General Legal Center...read more
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The 185th JAOBC class has begun to assemble. We are staying in the Visiting Officer Quarters (VOQ) at Fort Lee. The VOQ is just a quick trip up Mahone Avenue from the Army Logistics University (ALU) where we will report tomorrow at 1200. The VOQ is spread across a few buildings, and is much like a hotel. It isn’t the Ritz Carlton, but the rooms are large enough, clean, and equipped with a tv, dvd, vcr, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot, and wired internet access. The staff is...read more
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Not only is today Flag Day - commemorating the adoption of our Stars & Stripes as our national flag during the Second Continental Congress in 1777 - it is also the Army's birthday! Now 236 years young, the Army remains America's premier ground fighting force (sorry, Marine Corps). You can check out the fancy video the Chief of Staff of the Army, GEN Dempsey, presented recently at the Army's Birthday Ball. Part of the traditional birthday celebration is the...read more
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Korea - Southeast Asia, The East Coast, and the First Successful GCM
June 10, 2011
By: Captain Patrick Sandys
it would appear I have a routine of writing every two months with frantic updates of the major points in that period of time. I was quite surprised to learn this morning that it has been that long since the last entry, but now reflecting back, a lot has happened. First, my grandmother is still around to read this entry. With that said, I'm going to skip ahead slightly in the timeline. I spoke with her the other morning, just before my first General Court-Martial was set to begin (a...read more
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You may have noticed a growing flood of new media participation by the Army's 'middle management.' Part of our required professional development is attendance at Intermediate Level Education (ILE) - a program in two forms that will last either 4 or 10 months. I've talked about it a good bit lately because I'm in the process of finishing my last two weeks of ILE at Fort Gordon, GA. As part of our graduation requirements, every student is required to a)...read more
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I mentioned a couple weeks ago that we've been using our time here at ILE to stay (or get back) in shape. Here's a photo of some of the hard core PT crew here at Fort Gordon, fresh off an Insanity workout yesterday, which we followed with a round of P90X Ab Ripper! We worked up a little sweat ...
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DCC Days 3-5: JAG Learns Another Area for Malpractice
June 6, 2011
By: First Lieutenant Thomas Harper
May 11-13, 2011 This post represents a departure from my trend of single day posts in C-Ville. This is done for a couple reasons: First, much of the training is similar, and simply extends by necessity over multiple days, thus making multiple posts unnecessary. Second, the internet situation here makes it extremely difficult to post, so combining days makes it easier to catch back up. At 0530 on Wednesday, we began the first big chunk of DCC training: the combat lifesaver course. It...read more
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May 8-9, 2011 Sadly, I’ve already lied to you all-I promised to jump right into things, but I’m going back on that one. There are a couple loose ends I want to address first: 1) The training schedule does not typically run like many of the Army training experiences you may have had. The day typically ends around 1700, but there are frequent exceptions. There are very few days that have training events ending with “until complete,” which generally means that the training only ends when...read more
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I realize these initial DCC posts have begun as a stream of consciousness with a ton of information, but I’m trying to cover all random loose ends that may not fit into other posts. Understand that DCC cadre will visit C-Ville towards the end of your time there, and will give you a briefing on many things, along with being there to answer any random questions you may have. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false...read more
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THE BASICS: 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Hello again, faithful readers (at least those who are left after my hiatus). The first thing I want to get off my chest is that I have not forgotten about the blog, and am in the process of catching it up to date with all the gory details of...read more
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