This blog will be easy to write. This past weekend was my first drill as an officer. I went to a unit that I was in Kingstree (58 miles from home). The unit has great leadership. The CO and XO are great guys who are experts in the transportation field.
I met two of the three platoon leaders and they seem like great soldiers.
When I arrived Saturday night, it appeared as the unit would be activated Monday for hurricane duty in Florida. Everyone was busy preparing the trucks for duty in Florida. When Ike turned, the unit was not getting deployed.
Sunday, I drove an Army "semi truck". This was the first time I drove a vehicle that size. The truck I drove did not have a trailer on it so the ride was a little bumpy. I drove roughly 60 miles and now I am a licensed driver for military tractor trailers.
I found out on Sunday that I will be drilling with a unit in Laurens. The trip will be ~160 miles each way. That means there are going to be some early mornings in the upcoming months.
Being an officer is much different that being enlisted. Most of my work will be behind the scenes. I won't be out with my soldiers conducting PMCS (preventive maintenance, checks and services). Another change will be having to pay for my meals from now on. Officers are paid more so we now have to buy our meals at drill. We also pay for our uniforms.
We'll be heading to Myrtle Beach this weekend for a mini getaway. Chances are, my blog next week will talk about our trip.
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