20 March
I just got home after a long weekend (Thurs - Tues) in San Antonio to visit the Army Goddess. Things got off to a rough start last Tuesday when she learned that her unit had a Field Training Exercise (camping) for Friday and Saturday of this week. This was after we had planned this trip and she had had two straight weekends of boredom because they had nothing to do. However, we decided to try it anyway and take whatever the Army was willing to give.
It was worth it. Although things started off rough on Friday when I went to meet her for lunch and learned (1) that she had only about 30 minutes (compared to the 90 minutes she usually had) and (2) I could not eat with her in the dining facility. However, she just got take out and we sat together at the outside tables. That afternoon she was told by the sargeant that she could do desk duty (answer phones at the base) and leave earlier Saturday if she wanted to spend more time with me. She told him that she needed to be with her squad (remember she is a squad leader) even if it meant coming in at 8:00 instead of 4:00. BUT, she did get an overnight pass Saturday so she got to stay with me from about 8:00pm Saturday to about the same time Sunday (with a 30 minute check in with formation Sunday at 5:00pm). Plus, I got to see her for lunch and dinner (with dessert) Monday.
Overall, she continues to do well. She and another squad leader are competing on every test for the highest grade. Not only for grades but she challenged him to "combatives" last Thursday. He won but he found himself in a tougher fight than he imagined. At one point she had the "dominant" position by lying under him with her legs wrapped around his waist. For some reason, he tried to get out of that position rather than enjoying it.
She will soon begin going into "the field" for "clinicals" where they will wear civilian clothes and actually (under supervision) do clinical interviews and write reports. Everyone I met was highly complementary of her (which wasn't really surprising) including a special forces sargeant who is in the class because he is reclassified due to a parachute failure injury (I guess people really do sometimes survive those). He talks to her a lot and gives advice.
Her gemini nature was displayed in a recent group email when she talked about crying over the field exercise that changed our plans and, at the same time, about learning how to tear out a guy's trachea in hand to hand combat. She clearly is exactly where she was meant to be and I am so proud of her.
It was worth it. Although things started off rough on Friday when I went to meet her for lunch and learned (1) that she had only about 30 minutes (compared to the 90 minutes she usually had) and (2) I could not eat with her in the dining facility. However, she just got take out and we sat together at the outside tables. That afternoon she was told by the sargeant that she could do desk duty (answer phones at the base) and leave earlier Saturday if she wanted to spend more time with me. She told him that she needed to be with her squad (remember she is a squad leader) even if it meant coming in at 8:00 instead of 4:00. BUT, she did get an overnight pass Saturday so she got to stay with me from about 8:00pm Saturday to about the same time Sunday (with a 30 minute check in with formation Sunday at 5:00pm). Plus, I got to see her for lunch and dinner (with dessert) Monday.
Overall, she continues to do well. She and another squad leader are competing on every test for the highest grade. Not only for grades but she challenged him to "combatives" last Thursday. He won but he found himself in a tougher fight than he imagined. At one point she had the "dominant" position by lying under him with her legs wrapped around his waist. For some reason, he tried to get out of that position rather than enjoying it.
She will soon begin going into "the field" for "clinicals" where they will wear civilian clothes and actually (under supervision) do clinical interviews and write reports. Everyone I met was highly complementary of her (which wasn't really surprising) including a special forces sargeant who is in the class because he is reclassified due to a parachute failure injury (I guess people really do sometimes survive those). He talks to her a lot and gives advice.
Her gemini nature was displayed in a recent group email when she talked about crying over the field exercise that changed our plans and, at the same time, about learning how to tear out a guy's trachea in hand to hand combat. She clearly is exactly where she was meant to be and I am so proud of her.
posted by Anonymous | 3/20/2007 06:14:00 PM
2 Comments:
I see OCS in her future.
PS
Don, you better not ever get her too pissed at you from now on, knowing that she can tear out your trachea. LOL
That's my girl.
I love the fact that in the same breath she can be sweet and emotional, then be excited about deadly defensive maneuvers.
That's hawt.
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