Obama Wins!!!

God help us all.

Hide your guns and your wallets, he's coming for them.

Untimely Death

Last night, a good friend's daughter was involved in a tragic accident near her college campus. She was 18 years old and a freshman at the college. The driver was drunk. She is on live support with no chance of coming back. She was ejected from the vehicle at 10:20 last night. The driver and passenger are ok. Her spinal cord was seperated from her brain.

They are keeping her alive long enough (hopefully) so her dad, who is serving in Afghanastan, can come home to say goodbye to his little girl.

This makes me angry because someone else's disregard for life has killed a beuatiful young lady who was just beginning her life. I hope the guy they killed her, doesn't think of coming to the funeral. I don't think I can keep her Army dad from killing him. Sarah will be missed I am sure, I don't know how her mom will make it. her only saving grace is her other daughter, who is like 4.

Please, talk to your kids often about drunk driving and getting in the car when someone is drunk. Talk to them until you are blue in the face and are a pain in the ass.

Be with the Angels, Sarah, be with the Angels.

Support our troops??

Maybe I am reading way too much into this. Let me first say, I am disappointed in our selction for president this time around. I do not think either major candidate will lead our country in the direction I think it needs.

Now to my point. I spent the last ten days manning a booth at times at out state fair. As usual, lots of people come by, shake my hand and thank me for what I do and what I stand for. Then, one of my office partners told me to pay attention to who shakes our hands. As the night wore on, I did notice something. People wearing Mccain stickers, or carrying McCain signs stopped, said Hi and shook my hand. Lots of people wearing no political stickers shook my hands.

You know where this is going, right?

Not ONE, I say again, not ONE person carrying an Obama sign, wearing ans Obama sticker, came by and shook my hand,or my office partners hand over a ten day period.

WTF??

I guess the Obama supporters don't support troops. yes, they stopped by the table and helped themselves to my goodies, and then carried on. Some said hi, but most did not.

Now I am not saying that every Obama supporter does not support troops, I know many if not most do ( I would hope). But this does, however, give me reservations about Obama supporters. Is part of the "change" is not to support the troops anymore?


I am just asking. Of course this was not a scientific research, based solely upon the observations by me and and office mate over a ten day period.

Where does the year go?

Ok, so I know I suck for not writing more, not that I have anyone that reads this. So here we are with two weeks left in the FY for recruiting and I finally take vacation. I was done with mission in July, but still put in one a month so I wont roll a donut, I just hate not looking like I earned my paycheck. Second year in a row where we are doing so well recruiting, they are begging us to slow down to we don’t go over a 103% strength, that’s the limit congress has set on the Guard. So they get waivers and do nothing with them, they make it so only those with 50 or above on the ASVAB can enlist, and encourage us to take leave, which I have. So today I started 10 days of vacation, what will I do with myself? Spend some time with my new girlfriend? Play lots and lots of Call of Duty 4? Lots of Golfing? The answer is …yes, yes and yes. And while at it, look for my next recruit.

Take for instance, this Friday I am going with my JROTC class to an air show practice in Virginia Beach. Then next Friday, taking a Howitzer to their HS football game and fire it when the home team scores. It’s a country school, only the cows will be startled.

I will work a little on my next big marketing thing, I just got the word that we got the contract signed to sponsor, I mean advertise at the local minor league hockey team. Which is a great way to get us known out there, since we get overshadowed by the Army base.

Race weekend was fun, lots of Dale Jr stuff was given out, and I got to watch the race from a corporate suite, thanks to a recruit’s father who wanted someway to say thanks for taking care of his son. Much nicer than in the stands.

I will end up top recruiter in my area, and probably #7 or 8 in the state. Not bad for a slug like me. My secret? Have fun, do fun stuff and be myself. I show what the Guard is by living the Army values and being PART OF THE COMMUNITY. It works for me. I am now even working on being a substitute in my main school about once every other week. How is that to build credibility? The principal was all for it.

Ok, I will try to do more, but no promises. Next year will hopefully be a lot more fun. I know it will. My mission is less, because we did so well last two years, we are kinda full. Wish the Army had that issue. We can make our standards higher and get better quality than quantity. Go figure.

Alaska... words can't describe.

All I have to say is ..WOW. Alaska was so beautiful and awesome. The cruise was great, the hike to the glacier was fun. Nothing negative to say about this trip. Yes, it cost me a month's salary, but it was awesome.

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Click the pic for more pictures. Some are taken in Seattle, since thats where our cruise started. I HIGHLY recommend going to Alaska if you ever have a chance. Plan well and know what you want to do.

Have fun, I did.

Off...to a far away land

Don't mean to brag, but I will. Off to a cruise to Alaska today. I promise to tell you if it was worth it plunking down a months salary on this vacation. I am also taking my mother for her 60th Bday, and its my wife's and I 14th wedding anniversery.

Take care, I promise to post pics of that darn global warming. Goal.. Me sunbathing on a glacier. LOL

A very Ignorant Major

I got told a little story from one of my JROTC instructors today. Apperently I am not in the US Army. Lets see, it says US Army on my uniform, Army on my ID card, I have a US Army motor vehicle operator card, I just recieved another US Army good conduct medal last August and I have abide by US Army regulations.

The conversation started because a Active Army recruiter was going to bring a rock wall to a school event, and since he didn't have anyone to help him ( really, they just aren't supporting him) I offered myself and my aid to help him out, since it was going to benefit the studnets we support. He was told that was a no go and that we could not operate their vehicles. So my JROTC instructor called the major and asked him to explain why USAREC (the recruiting command) could not support this event. After giving a alot of excuses, the instructor said that we could help out with transport etc. His response was something along the line of, "Well, they aren't Army" When the instructor assured him we were, he said something along the line of " Well, you know, the real Army".

WTF!!!

I dare him to go overseas and tell that to one of the thousands of Guard troops who are out there fighting and dying in Iraq that they are not the real Army. Anyone who wears ACU's are in the Army. Yes, I am active Guard, but I am a US Army Soldier who is proud to serve.

God forbid I ever meet this Major, I might have to give him a copy of the Army values: Loyalty, Duty, RESPECT ( hmm he missed that one) selfless service, honesty, integrity and personal courage (he might need that last one, hehe).