Weekend started off slow, had to go to a formation Saturday morning, so did not do much on Friday. That night, we just went downtown and ate at this BBQ restauraunt and I had the some of the best non-smoked ribs I've had in my life... funny that I had to come to a place in Germanyt for it.
The next morning after formation, we headed out to Bastogne, Belgium. It was about a three hour ride. The area we were driving through is as country as it gets. Open fields, cattle grazing, old stone houses, etc. We saw the monument dedicated to the US Army for what they did in Bastogne in WWII. I also bought a Beer stein, which brings my collection to 4 thus far.
After that, we back tracked and headed to Trier, Germany. This was the second time we have been to Trier. Once we settled into the hotel, Morgan said we should get some wine. So we bought two bottles of wine, cheese, and crackers and pretty much finished it all off- a rough start for the night (it was only 6 or 7). Then we ate at "Louisiana", a burger joint in the city square in Trier. Then we proceeded to the bars. We met a local student named Lucas, and we brought him along to join the fun, he was cool.
Little did I know, the night was about to take an interesting turn. We were walking down the promenade, and Morgan was yelling random things in English and German, which happened to get the attention of some punk ass kid. The kid and his friend began taunting Morgan, and they even started pushing and even slapped him! ha! Morgan kept saying "I am not going to fight you" in English and German. Eventually, they figured they were not going to get a fight out of him, so they began to walk away... but it wasn't over yet...
Lucas, the kid that we were hanging out with us decided to be "funny" and taunted the hoodlums, and they proceeded to run straight towards us, and it wasn't just one of them, there were 10 other guys that came out of nowhere and they were running at full speed straight towards us! Morgan took off at a dead sprint and I followed close behind... luckily, we outran them and proceeded directly to the hotel, laughing and in shock of what happened...
Absolutely ridiculous...
So, that was my weekend. Have pre deployment training all this week, should be a good time.
OUT
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Delays
So, I finally am at my unit (1-6INF, 2-1 AD) currently with the rear detachment. When I arrives on October 2, they told us we were going to deploy at the end of the month. Now, it seems as though it is up in the air if there are any flights leaving next month... on top of that, I have been selected to be the UMO (Unit Movement Officer), which means I have to undergo a few weeks of schooling to be qualified for the postion, which will delay my deployment even longer.
I am not sure if I should be honored to even get a job, or angry that I will probably not be a platoon leader downrange... Also unsure if not having a Ranger tab had anything to do with it. I certainly stand out with the group of 4 LTs that had there ranger tab, or maybe it was simply because I was the last one to arrive, or, it may have been a complement to me?
No idea... but hopefully things turn out for the better. I'm in it for the next 6.5 years (1.5 done so far) so I hope I have a positive experience sometime during my first 8 years, otherwise....
Hopefully I could blog about doing something awsome, in the mean time, not so much... as far as the army goes anyway.
Other than that, Germany is pretty awsome. In the past couple of weeks, I've traveled to Munich for Oktoberfest, Trier, Heidelberg, Idar Oberstein (local), Luxemberg, and Metz-France. This weekend, planning on taking a day trip into the Luxembourg and Beligum Ardennes which is only a few hours away. I also signed a lease to my house in Reichweiler, which is about 15 minutes from post, its pretty f*ing awsome, and definitely might be a little big for me, but I'll manage.
Also planning on buying a temporary whip while I am here waiting for deployment. I already rented a car for the week, but if I don't deploy soon, it would cost too much to rent... we'll see if I can find a reasonable car for the time being.
Yup, thats all for now, out
I am not sure if I should be honored to even get a job, or angry that I will probably not be a platoon leader downrange... Also unsure if not having a Ranger tab had anything to do with it. I certainly stand out with the group of 4 LTs that had there ranger tab, or maybe it was simply because I was the last one to arrive, or, it may have been a complement to me?
No idea... but hopefully things turn out for the better. I'm in it for the next 6.5 years (1.5 done so far) so I hope I have a positive experience sometime during my first 8 years, otherwise....
Hopefully I could blog about doing something awsome, in the mean time, not so much... as far as the army goes anyway.
Other than that, Germany is pretty awsome. In the past couple of weeks, I've traveled to Munich for Oktoberfest, Trier, Heidelberg, Idar Oberstein (local), Luxemberg, and Metz-France. This weekend, planning on taking a day trip into the Luxembourg and Beligum Ardennes which is only a few hours away. I also signed a lease to my house in Reichweiler, which is about 15 minutes from post, its pretty f*ing awsome, and definitely might be a little big for me, but I'll manage.
Also planning on buying a temporary whip while I am here waiting for deployment. I already rented a car for the week, but if I don't deploy soon, it would cost too much to rent... we'll see if I can find a reasonable car for the time being.
Yup, thats all for now, out
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