posted by tommie on Mar 10
So here it’s been a while since the last time I posted partially due to the fact that I’ve been very busy and partially due to the fact that I’ve had alot of confusion on when my blog would be up and when it would be changing the host; that said there are quite a few things that my readers should be updated on.
First and foremost I am finally back at Fort Polk (Puke) until our next deployment which as of last I heard will be to Afghanistan though off the top of my head I can’t remember when. A large portion of my unit did make it back in time to celebrate New Years with our familites, though not all of us.
I’ve already gone and bought, and totalled, my first car completely under my name unlike some of my family members who have gone through several with few or none under their actual name on the title. It was a very nice and shiny black 2007 Honda Civic LX – a really wonderful car; however, deer being the skittish things they are caused me to collide with one such creature, then a ditch, then fly through the air and thus totalling the thing.
Also, I’ve already gone through two different girlfriends since I got back from deployment. The first I was attracted to because of certain religious preferences that set both of us apart from most common folk in these parts, and our personalities really did go well together. The second can make me smile just by being next to her – even when tears are pouring down my face from the truth: simple fact is that sometimes the truth hurts; however, I do have faith that I’ll still get my chance if I’m patient and let things go the way He wants them to go concerning her.
Back to the issue of a vehicle on hand, currently I’m driving around a Chevy HHR as a rental until the 16th and have come to the conclusion tha my replacement really shouldn’t be another car. So instead of something small and sporty I’ve been looking at something more like a Toyota Tacoma or a Ford Ranger – regular cab or half cab. For those of you who know me and my driving that’s probably a scary thought but it would make me be alot more safe about what I do and don’t do on the road.
Completely aside from that I’ve spent a small fortune trying to update my Class A (dress uniform) up to snuff since getting back into garrison. All in all I think I’m up to seven different ribbons, pending orders, and got two promotions during the deployment – on top of having to pay for all that I also had to get my combat stripe and new dress shoes because my old ones were skuffed up in the process of going from Huachuca, AZ to Fort Polk, LA.
Something else to note is that I actually went to go talk to a pro councelor, however you spell it, today. For a few of you that can be understood as a good thing whereas most of you probably have no idea why I would need to – suffice to say that I have yet another appointment next week… Depending on what he and I come to on a conclusion it may turn into something official but as of right now it’s still completely off the record and confidential as to what our conversations are…
Which brings me to what really pisses me off, apparently crashing your car and going to talk to somebody means that when you’re required to take a suicide prevention class (my whole unit had to take it) that means you get singled out to make sure you read all the “right” answers… Of course at the time there were only four of us in the room but grrr that ticked me off. Like any one of those three have any room to judge me on ANYTHING that I would ever do.
Maybe this is why I need to actually get on and post more often so I’ll just wrap it up with that big piece of information. I’m sure more will be to follow within the week and to all those other service members for our country I got just one word: HOOAH! It’s an army thing…
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