Hey all! Thanks for checking out my blog. I created this to keep everyone updated without having to repeat myself a hundred times to share my situation on my tour of duty =) I will have my cell phone and should have access to internet until I head overseas but may be really busy training at times so feel free to leave me voice messages or e-mails and I'll get back to you as soon as I get the chance.
So you all can have an idea of my mind state through this deployment I would like to express that I'm looking forward to doing my duty and putting my training to use. I have been trained as a cavalry scout. No, we do not ride horses; we ride vehicles =) Traditionally I am trained to perform reconnaissance for my armor unit and call for indirect fire. Although I am trained in the use of and equipped with many weapons I should only fight as a last resort since we perform missions in relatively small teams. However, fighting the unconventional war in the middle east, I will likely be playing more of a mounted infantry role since there is no actual frontline in this war. All that said, the main factor affecting my role in theater is the mission of the unit I am assigned to.
Until I receive my mission assignment I can only speculate about what exactly I will be doing overseas. Until then, I can only do my best in every aspect of training to prepare myself for what comes ahead. I will be in South Carolina for two weeks of SRP(soldier readiness processing) and basic CTT(common task training). I will then continue on to Kentucky for my two week job refresher training. After that, I am technically able to hook up with a unit in theater after five more days of CTT but instead I may meet up with my assigned unit at their mobilization site and train with them for up to two months before we all deploy together. The latter is definitely preferred.
In my next post I'll give a brief summary of this past week's events in SC.
Thanks for tuning in.
Until next time!
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