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182nd JAOBC: Day Two

Christopher Vallandingham — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:09:00 GMT

By: Christopher Vallandingham
Fall into formation at 0820. Accountability so they said, accompanied by a formal, ceremonial, military method of reporting the fact that you don't know where the hell your platoon members are. But line up we did, including our canteens, freshly taped with our names in red. No dress right dress though since that would have smashed the left half of 2nd Platoon into the side of the building. So we focused on lining up the canteens, canteens and names facing forward, except the poor LT. who...read more

182nd JAOBC: Day One

Christopher Vallandingham — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:06:00 GMT

By: Christopher Vallandingham
Guess I shouldn't get accustomed to reporting in at 1200 hours. In just a couple days, I'll be 6 hours into my schedule by 1200 hours. And to get to that point, I'll have to wake up quite a bit earlier than I normally do. Not since my daughters were screaming infants have I woken up at such an unwelcome hour. Soon enough, I expect the screaming at me for not getting up will include much more colorful language than my girls could muster in their...read more