i began the resume and got stuck near where i began. more to follow.
today's word of the day is
Popinjay: a vain and talkative person.
which i don't like that word, so i'm going to share a word i really enjoy.
anthropocentric: human centered.
moving on to Olson!'s corner.
today's photo of the day is of some of Columbia's military women. i'm not 100% sure if it's their actual militia or if it's a military academy. either way, this one's for you, in Afghanistan!
i may go to camp henry tomorrow afternoon, with michael to go talk to the ed center they have there. we'll see.
also, sometime next week, i'm making a trip up to seoul to speak to the national guard rep and see if i go through with that shit.
peace.
Well first of all, I know that you know what you are doing. But I would caveat to say that be sure to not make any rash decisions based upon the fact that you are unemployed. Saturate the market with your resume before thinking that you have to sell out back into the military, unless of course its what you want to do. I'd also suggest that you look into the Reserves as well, there are a lot of perks and from what I have seen and heard it is a lot better then the national guard. A few examples are, in most cases you can pick your deployments, they have way cooler places you can deploy to, and from what I have seen they really don't send the whole units all at one time as often as the National Guard has been. But maybe that is just what I have seen in here in Afghanistan. The BLUF to that is, weigh all your options before thinking that you have to settle on anything. You are a civilian now, you call the shots.
ReplyDeleteMoving on to the pic of the day, I wonder how badass of a chick you'd have to be to get into a militia. Especially a Colombian militia. I don't know why I thought that....but there it is.
there are a lot of things i want to do, and that is what is becoming my issue.
ReplyDeletei liked a lot of things about being in the army. i loved driving humvees, pmcs'ing, the interaction with so many people, the uniform even!
i think i just need to bite my lip and wait to see how much i like NOT being in the army, and make a decision in a year.
initially, i was going to do the reserves, not the guard. there was money bonus and it just seemed a LOT better. there isn't much difference between the two, but i never had a desire to go NG.
i think i will wait, especially since the retention guy seems like a tool.
there is no doubt in my mind, those chicks are bad :)
Sorry this is going to be another long one....
ReplyDeleteI share your same desire to do a lot of things. I really would like to devote more time to writing music. I would like to expand my cooking skills and maybe one day open a restaraunt. And I love working on computers and pretty damn god at it. All these things I really want to do when I get out, but I understand that right now I have to work with what I have and continuing to expand my skills and hobbies till I am good enough to make them into a business.
That being said, there are a ton of things that I like about the Army. But one of the many reasons that I am getting out is that the Army has shifted me into a lifestyle that makes me lazy. I need to snap out of that and start driving towards my goals. So I am going to sellout for a short time and stay in my field, even though the 82nd has made me hate it. I am going to focus my energy into one hobby and hope that I can get to a place to make it a viable business.
I know that I am going to miss the Army because it provided a family like environment that I feel safe in. I don't like to feel safe, I like to feel challanged. And only in a few ways has the Army challanged me. I have learned a lot and I had a good time while I was back in the states. I need to grow up and do something that is going to provide me self satisfaction. That might be way I have a specific taste in girls, I want someone that I am going to be attracted to, interesting, and a challange.
With that said, I really glad that you are going to give it a year before making any decisions. I don't take you for a girl that is going to break when the going gets tough. Set yourself up for success and drive towards those things that are going to get you to your goals.
I hope that makes sense, I am pretty tired and I have to brief the two star tomorrow, so its bed time for me.
you definitely have a wide array of hobbies! lol i'm just now getting into those :P
ReplyDeletei hope youre able to do whatever it is that makes you happy when you get out. i think owning a restaurant would be cool. id go to it!
you did so much during your short time in! two deployments and airborne school. i cant believe i wanted to do that! i look back on it and im like WHY? i used to be very different obviously lol
you're going to have stories for life, bro. that in of itself is awesome.
i hate that id have to go through MEPs and stuff again, but i dont know that making that decision here is the right one.
i am looking into active guard reserve right now though.
Chicks dig guys with skillz, what can I say. I have a lot of hobbies and not really great at any except cooking.
ReplyDeleteI think that you mention all the hardships in my military career and count them as achievements. Yeah I guess scars are fun to show off and brag about. You are right, I have a lot of stories but not enough to make four years of my life wasted seem worth it. Maybe I am just being extremely bitter, but I really don't count my deployment time as being memorable or even worth it.
Yeah, Inprocessing is going to be a bitch to do again. And I fully agree that making a decision before spending a little time in Cali is going to be a bad one. Just don't let boredemn influence your decision making process. Take a college class or something.
next time we meet up, if it's near one of our homes, you're going to have to show off these cookin skillz!
ReplyDeletei guess that's just because regardless of the time we wasted in our time in, we both did it. there's a lot of people who don't/can't.
i'll always remember baghdad as a pleasant memory of teaching me a whole lot.
i hope over time, as the wounds heal and whatnot, you'll appreciate it, more as a distant memory rather than the bane it is now :(