So this past 10 days I was up in Grayling for Anual Training phase 2. I tell you what. This is probably the best time I have had since getting out of Basic/AIT. I played on AFATDS a shit ton and it including shooting LIVE high explosive and illumination rounds. I didn’t get to see them from where I was at but I hit the “RED” button to send them down to the units.

I also busted my ass a lot. I volunteered to get on AFATDS when people were going to sleep yet we were still shooting missions. If I wasn’t doing anything important I made sure the guys doing RTO were not on it for a super long time. Most of my days were from 0400 – 0130 (4am – 1am (the next day)). A few of those days I was forced out of our TOC (tactical operations center) to go get some sleep and give someone else a turn.

Wednesday I went down to the gun line of Charlie battery and watched the FDC (same as me) do their jobs when a fire mission came down. This was a first time I had seen real live action of a battery unit processing missions. When I do it, it is at battalion level and there is less stuff to do and manage. While I was down there I got to see the howitzers shoot. OH MY GOD! It was awesome. Going off topic for a second. I watch fireworks to feel the boom and intensity. I don’t know if I will like a fireworks show ever again. The blasts were intensive and great.

Last but not least. From working so hard and people actually noticing it, I got an Army Achievement Medal. One day I will scan the certificate and maybe take a picture of the medal. I am way to tired to do it today.

Just received an email that I did not get either of the jobs I applied for. That is such a bummer. However, being 19 and no college it doesn’t really surprise me.

Better luck next time I guess.

So, my job interview is tomorrow at 2pm. I cannot wait. I received the confirmation email and it had a nice little snippet that made me even more happy. It said that they see that I applied for a webmaster job also at the same place and that this interview will work as the interviews for both jobs. This made me really happy as my odds of getting one of the jobs have went up a little.

I will post how my interview went tomorrow night. I am also going to talk with the people at Alana Woods about their apartments.

Hopefully all will go well.

Gee wilikers batman. 2 posts in one day. YES! Today just as I was about to talk to my dad via skype I received a phone call. The call was from a Colonel and somewhat scared me when I was told who it was. I DID NOTHING WRONG!!! Why was a colonel calling my house, especially at 7PM. Well it turned out to be excellent news and I am glad this officer called. He was wondering if I was still interested in a job I applied for back in March. Oh, I am definitley still interested in this job. My eyes lit up like a christmas tree when he asked me that question.

So, I have an interview next Thursday in Lansing for the job. I very much hope it goes good and that I do infact get this job. Leaving the school will be a downer, however its for bigger and better things so if I get offered the job there is a 99.999999% chance I will take it.

National Guard: I had the first phase (of two) for my Annual Training. This is the “2 weeks a year” you hear from commercials and recruiters. I the days I was there I went through pretty much all emotions. Gladly happy was one of the predominant one. I qualified this week with the M16A2 rifle. My last four rounds was a double feed and caused me to loose those so it brought my score down a bit.

Work: This is going good. Not a whole lot is happening or planned at the moment.

Life: Its nice getting back to civilian life. This morning I was so tired I slept in a bit before going to work. I am still awaiting to see if I get an interview with the 2 government jobs in Lansing. I am hoping it happens but who knows. On Wednesday I plan on buying a MacBook Pro. WHAT!!! Yes, the lower end 15″ model. I have several reasons for doing so but “because I want one” is the main thing. I have also decided to close down FusecHosting for the time being. I am doing this because the ROI is just not enough to keep it going. This means that I will no longer be doing web hosting for anybody but myself. If you need a good web host I suggest EastSolid.com

That is all for now.