Greetings again from Ft. Eustis, VA!
Today, as you might see on the date stamp of this post, is Sunday, March 21, 2010, 5 days before my 25th Birthday. Everything is going very well, classes continue to be easy, but engaging, mostly thanks to good instruction. Good instruction and decent company.
I like doing things like this because it gives me the opportunity to make new acquaintances and new friends. I may have mentioned it before, but several of the guys that I enlisted with and shipped to Basic Training with are here now and are nearly finished with training. That isn't really much of an issue though because I have a couple of new battle buddies that will help get me through my long days here.
Judge is one of them; he's from Boise also and we seem to share a lot of the same views on a lot of things. He is pretty blunt, which I like. He says what he means and means what he says. We have good times just b.s.-ing in the break room at school and during chow.
Jermaeye is another one of my battles. He is from KC and is wild as a marge hare. He comes from a pretty crazy lifestyle, so he's got funny stories coming out of his ears, too.
Chris, my good buddy Jake's little bro, is here now too. He's fresh out of Ft. Jackson so I'm doing everything I can to get him on the path to succeed and not go insane whilst here at Ft. Eustis.
We all went bowling last night and had a blast! We bowled like eight games between 2200 and 0100. Jermaeye and Judge got a little toasted, but I stuck with my strong Mt. Dew. It hurts so good! I bowled like crap most of the night, but I think we are going to make it a regular thing on the weekends. I hope to Heaven that I get my inspections this week so I can get pass on the weekends.
Not much else is going on. Brittany had her first wedding yesterday. She was glad to be done when it was over, and I can't blame her. The people she was working with were pretty difficult, but she did a great job in turning a pretty harsh venue into a nice little ceremony. She conducted the ceremony as well, which is kind of cool. I've never married a couple before, so that's something isn't it?
Oh, we had sports day here yesterday. A Co. didn't do so hot, but we got out there and left everything out on the field that we could spare!
Until the sun rises on another day, be safe and remember those that serve, in any capacity, and the sacrifices they have made, yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Another New Frontier
How is it going everyone. Well, everyone reading this blog...which, right now, should be nobody, since I'm just starting it. Hopefully that will change eventually. Not with the quality of writing I'm doing right now it won't. Whew!
I'm Phil, by the way. Private First Class Phillip R. Walker, U.S. Army, at your service. Right now I'm sitting on the top bunk near a window in a room in the barracks of A Co. 1/222D AVN REGT, Ft. Eustis, VA. I'm here for my Advanced Individual Training or AIT. I'm basically learning how to do the job I signed up for when I enlisted.
Most people who read this blog probably know me, but maybe some of you have only met me a time or two, or maybe we were just acquaintances at Basic. However you know me or don't know me I invite you into my life, even if it be but a small glimpse into the vastly unfathomable depths of incredible intellect that lies behind this keyboard. Oh yes, marvel if you must, I completely understand.
Life in general is good. I don't like to be away from my sweet wife and my two amazing little boys, but I know what I'm doing is right and necessary. Besides that, I like the military lifestyle. I enjoy being the one on the inside of the uniform.
I remember before I enlisted that I always had tremendous respect and a small amount of envy for people who wore the uniform. I remember wishing I could be brave enough to wear that uniform. Now that I do a whole heap of new challenges have presented themselves. New challenges as well as new opportunities, but new opportunities also bring new questions and new variables into play.
I'm not really sure how everything is going to turn out in the end. Nobody ever does really, I suppose that's why life is life. You have to live it before you know how things will turn out. Being in the Army is good though. It gives me at least an idea of where I'll be for the next few years at least.
Hopefully all of you find yourselves with more answers than questions.
I'm Phil, by the way. Private First Class Phillip R. Walker, U.S. Army, at your service. Right now I'm sitting on the top bunk near a window in a room in the barracks of A Co. 1/222D AVN REGT, Ft. Eustis, VA. I'm here for my Advanced Individual Training or AIT. I'm basically learning how to do the job I signed up for when I enlisted.
Most people who read this blog probably know me, but maybe some of you have only met me a time or two, or maybe we were just acquaintances at Basic. However you know me or don't know me I invite you into my life, even if it be but a small glimpse into the vastly unfathomable depths of incredible intellect that lies behind this keyboard. Oh yes, marvel if you must, I completely understand.
Life in general is good. I don't like to be away from my sweet wife and my two amazing little boys, but I know what I'm doing is right and necessary. Besides that, I like the military lifestyle. I enjoy being the one on the inside of the uniform.
I remember before I enlisted that I always had tremendous respect and a small amount of envy for people who wore the uniform. I remember wishing I could be brave enough to wear that uniform. Now that I do a whole heap of new challenges have presented themselves. New challenges as well as new opportunities, but new opportunities also bring new questions and new variables into play.
I'm not really sure how everything is going to turn out in the end. Nobody ever does really, I suppose that's why life is life. You have to live it before you know how things will turn out. Being in the Army is good though. It gives me at least an idea of where I'll be for the next few years at least.
Hopefully all of you find yourselves with more answers than questions.
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