Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Day 4
Nothing exceptional happened yesterday. Just more paperwork and crap. Well, we didn't have to report for formation until 0730. Its nice to sleep in, haha. I was supposed to get new uniforms issued but had to catch up on paperwork. Oh, went to finance today. Turns out that I'll be making a little more money that I had thought (just another hundred or so). It may not be much but it all adds up. Anyway, we may get a pass for the weekend. It'll be awesome to have Saturday and Sunday off to check out Columbia and see what SC has to offer. Almost done with SRP and paper processing. We'll be starting PT and REAL Army training this upcoming Monday. Looking forward to getting dirty and popping off rounds. I'll try to take some pictures and stuff. Until then.
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Got a few questions for ya. I have to show up there January 31st. I turned into a lard ass over the 2 years ive been off AD. Im 6' 305lbs. Are there other guys there about that weight and are they being sent home for being fatties? If you dont know could you please ask. Also, did you bring a laptop, and do they have wireless?
ReplyDeleteMost of us are out of shape but nobody has been refrad'ed (released from active duty) for height/weight standards yet. According to some cadre, we are entitled to 6 months of time to get back into shape once activated for active duty. Essentially, no APFTs until we are 6 months into our mobilization. However, there is one IRR guy who is here for the second time (unlucky I guess) and he said he never took a PT last time he got mobilized for Iraq. I did see one really fat SSG though. He was easily 6' 300 (at least) and as far as I know, he wasn't going home anytime soon. Yes, I did bring a laptop and there is wifi. It is spotty and really slow at times, but its enough to get by on. Also, there is a computer lab that can be utilized for those soldiers who didn't bring or own laptops. The DS here are really good. They take care of ya and they know what the deal is. They treat you like adults and there is no hand holding here. There's a lot of hurry up and wait but overall, it's not that bad here.
ReplyDeleteOh, also, there was one female PA who was really good about working with people. Essentially, if you have some sort of legitimate medical/psychological condition and don't want to deploy, she will work with you to try to send you home. I almost had to beg her to clear me to deploy. Instead, she just referred me to a bunch of specialists/physicians to make sure that I was good to go. She actually wanted to REFRAD me on the spot, but I had to convince her not to. Instead, she dug around through my medical history and found really small problems here and there to bust me. I appreciate it though because it shows how much she is concerned about my health and well being. Make sure it is a legitimate issue that can be confirmed with medical tests or consultations though (ie. either have documentation of it in your medical chart, collect disability benefits from the VA along with the award letter and other documentation, or have a valid doctors note with supporting documents).
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