First Drill Weekend

Well, in case you are the person who reads this blog who doesn't know I joined the National Guard, you now know. I have signed up as a Specialist with a O9S MOS, which means that I am an Officer Candidate. I still have to go to BCT, which I will do on August 29, 2006 until sometime early November. Until then, I will be drilling with the RSB (Recruit Sustainment Battalion).

My first drill weekend is this weekend. I really don't have any idea what to expect. I have to be at the appointed meeting place to catch a ride up to Grayling at 1645 hours on Friday. It could be a weekend filled with PT and yelling, or it could be a weekend of filling out paperwork, listening to people in classes drill me on the phonetic alphabet and rank structure. Not sure what sleeping conditions are like (if any) and not sure what food will be like. Not sure how many people will be there. Should be interesting. About the only sure thing is that I almost certainly won't get to shoot anything or blow anything up. Bummer.

Anyway, I will write on Sunday night or Monday about my weekend.

Aloha.