DefensorFortis
07-30-2011, 03:00 PM
After I got home from basic training this past April, I was home for 30 days on medical leave for a broken foot. After that I had to go back to Ft. Benning (gay isn't it?) and I was there from May 25th to July 26th (how I didn't snap and do crazy shit I'll never know.)
It sucked, but at the same time it had benefits being a medical holdover back where I did basic. I was originally set to go to Ft. Carson for my first duty station. It was cool, but I've heard the base is awesome but 4th ID doesn't have shit on any other unit (no disrespect to 4th ID members on AC). My company (E 2-19) had a change of command ceremony with all the higher ups attending. After the ceremony, the battalion commander walked into the office I was cleaning up and asked where my new CO was. I forget where he went, but then the batt commander asked what the situation was with my foot and when I would get out of Benning. I gave him my little story and he asked which duty station I would get. I told him supposedly Carson, because there would have been a chance I could've lost it (my orders to report was May 21st, the day Harold Camping was really sucking :P). The batt commander said the best thing I've ever heard: "Well, where do you want to go?" Crazy me said "I would like to go to Ft. Drum"
Before you say "What the fucks wrong with you?" Drum is 2 hours from my hometown and what the fuck, it's the 10th Mountain Division: high speed, great training, just a fucking bad ass unit to start my career with. The batt commander said he'd put "getting me Drum" on his to do list. I never believed it would happen until my Company CO told me "You're going to Drum". Well the batt commander came through for me, so here I am at Drum on AC.
I got to Drum on July 27, and shit!!!! I was assigned to 2nd BCT 4-31 INF and my first time meeting the team leaders was like a day zero shark attack at Benning. So, I'm the FNG, but I'm starting to get settled in for now, and learning the dos and don'ts. Wish me luck with this new adventure.
It sucked, but at the same time it had benefits being a medical holdover back where I did basic. I was originally set to go to Ft. Carson for my first duty station. It was cool, but I've heard the base is awesome but 4th ID doesn't have shit on any other unit (no disrespect to 4th ID members on AC). My company (E 2-19) had a change of command ceremony with all the higher ups attending. After the ceremony, the battalion commander walked into the office I was cleaning up and asked where my new CO was. I forget where he went, but then the batt commander asked what the situation was with my foot and when I would get out of Benning. I gave him my little story and he asked which duty station I would get. I told him supposedly Carson, because there would have been a chance I could've lost it (my orders to report was May 21st, the day Harold Camping was really sucking :P). The batt commander said the best thing I've ever heard: "Well, where do you want to go?" Crazy me said "I would like to go to Ft. Drum"
Before you say "What the fucks wrong with you?" Drum is 2 hours from my hometown and what the fuck, it's the 10th Mountain Division: high speed, great training, just a fucking bad ass unit to start my career with. The batt commander said he'd put "getting me Drum" on his to do list. I never believed it would happen until my Company CO told me "You're going to Drum". Well the batt commander came through for me, so here I am at Drum on AC.
I got to Drum on July 27, and shit!!!! I was assigned to 2nd BCT 4-31 INF and my first time meeting the team leaders was like a day zero shark attack at Benning. So, I'm the FNG, but I'm starting to get settled in for now, and learning the dos and don'ts. Wish me luck with this new adventure.