The year is going by quick... too quick. Seems like Ranger school sped up my year, and now all of a sudden it is almost halfway done... well, maybe not just ranger school- I could group the year thus far into 4 phases thus far- EIB in JAN-FEB, Change of Command immediately after EIB, Ranger School immediately after Change of Command, and Grafenwoehr immediately after Ranger school... and now I am where I am right now.
I need a break... which is coming soon, sort of, in mid June to July with Summer Leave coming up. Think the mental, physical, and emotional stress I've dealt with this year thus far is begining to take its toll on me- not really to a breaking point, but enough for me to take notice.
However, the solution isn't exactly a break as I think about it some more, more the need to put some balance back in my life. I think I have literally had no time at all this year to really put some time aside for myself... but I am just so tired sometimes...
Spent the last two weeks in Grafenwoehr- The primary training area for Army units in Europe. Basically less than a week from being droped from ranger school, I was running the logistics for my entire deployed company mid way through the rotation... so after 40 straight days of ranger school and experienceing a significant emotional event (being droped), I go right back into the stress box. Guess that is what being an Infantry Officer is all about- always a new task/ challenge, no breaks, no transitions, jump right in and get your shit muddy.
I like it... in a way. I wouldn't have been so bad if I actually got a tab I guess, then I would be writing about how awsome I am in this blog rather than about valuable self-reflection...hah
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