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