D-Day Chap

[...] run. Approx 2 miles. More PREP training. We spent more time learning to facilitate PREP. It is good stuff. It is still a long day. The group of people in the back trying to stay awake at times was [...]

[...] though. Family wellness training today. We will be qualified as instructors when we finished. Good stuff. Still struggling to stay awake. We got to have a "working lunch", basically we got [...]

[...] No PT. Oh! Family wellness counseling training. Good stuff. Good tools. A tool I am going to use personally is "looking for the pony". This [...]

[...] the Group leader. It was impressive. The entire platoon signed it and we gave it to our SGL, Good stuff [...]

Back out to the field at 5:00 am, to sit around and wait until 7:30 for chow. We waste more time before 8:00 AM than most people waste all day! Field [...]

A pretty good day. Not a whole lot on the schedule. The guys going active duty had several meetings in the morning. We didn't come in until 11:00 and [...]

Morning PT. Run Day. Dusty delta ran "last man up". The last men in each column have to sprint to the front. They are followed by the next two. Not to [...]

A combination Muscle failure/short run. Not to bad. Pretty sore though. Family wellness training today. We will be qualified as instructors when we f [...]

PT test. Passed it. It was not pretty. I got exactly what I needed on the run. I maxed my sit ups for the first time ever! Pushups were down a little. [...]

We got a late start. A recovery day. They let us skip PT. Pretty cool We did after action reviews in the morning. and then a graveside service with m [...]

Graduation! It was pretty cool. We had a lot of people there. We surprised some people with our singing talent (or lack there of). My state Chaplain [...]

No PT. Oh! Family wellness counseling training. Good stuff. Good tools. A tool I am going to use personally is "looking for the pony". This means tha [...]

Morning PT. "Muscle failure" day. Actually it was a very good day of push ups and sit ups. No screaming and yelling. Just do whatever number we are do [...]

Just a walk in the Park! Well not quite. We did a bit of a road march out to the "field". Right at 4 miles. But it sure was hot out! Even at 0500 in t [...]

Card PT! A really rough PT session. Actually it was pretty fun. It's simple. Draw a card from a deck. A heart is regular pushups, a diamond is wide a [...]

Another good day We got the boys to the day care early. Caleb was really not thrilled. Nate and JD were fine. Connie went to her classes. She seemed [...]

NO PT, Getting ready for PT Test. Instead we got up early to go for "sacred communication". Then we finished up the PREP stuff. In the afternoon, gue [...]

2 hours of sleep before being up at 4:00. Oh when you have to be at the school house at 5:00 you have to leave the hotel VERY early! My sermon is done [...]

Regimental Run day! Up at 4:00 to be at the field by 4:45, to be ready at 6:15. We waste more time than most people waste all day! The sergeants spent [...]

Wow what a long day. We were doing out processing and preparing for graduation. It really was a challenge staying with the program today. Everyone had [...]

[...] until 7:30 for chow. We waste more time before 8:00 AM than most people waste all day! Field services, field services, field services! Found out that now my "field service" was [...]

[...] ) sand table. Basicly we got to watch an opperation unfold on a large map. Lots more "field services" [...]

A surprise visitor took me out for breakfast. He even tried to fix my BMW. Not successful. The rest of the day was spent chillin out. [...]

A nice Saturday off. went to the store and restocked my Mt Dew and Gatorade supply. Much better [...]

Family wellness again. we spent the morning at the school. We are done. Next week is PICK and "how not to marry a jerk". We played risk. I lost. Oh we [...]

Morning PT. A run day. 2.15 miles, last man up. Counseling practice/practicums. Lots of practice using the solution focused basis for counseling. We [...]

run day: We ran a little over 2 miles. Well I didn't, one of the guys had a profile against running and was out running when he was not supposed to b [...]

First day with the family here. At the school house we worked on PICK or how not to marry a jerk. Excellent stuff! It is counseling stuff that can be [...]

Went to Chapel Next. Great stuff. very good contemporary service. Met my Cousin Zack. He is here at a school located here at Ft Jackson. It was reall [...]

A strange day. Started off with a trip to a Lutheran service. Not too bad. It just is not my thing. I do not understand why people enjoy the repetiti [...]

A very big day Connie and company arrived! Pretty cool. I really missed them. They came in from West Virginia. I spent the day moving rooms. I had to [...]

[...] to "walk" him back because I was a road guard. I didn't mind at all. We did some counseling prep. I did not do my sermon. Once again no biggie. I am supposed to do mine on thursday. The [...]