Thanksgiving 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Heads Carolina, Tails California

Tails!  Little wagging ones!  I've waited five years for this day, month, time.  That makes it sound like I haven't loved the Army, because I have, but I always knew I was leaving.  My first year was long and hard, my second year was fun and hard, the next two and a half were wonderful, and the last year and a half was miserable!  I started working with a civilian recruiter last October and went to job interviews in April.  I spent a lot of time preparing, and thank God that he's smarter than me, because I said I'd never live in California.

It's my last few days before I start my trek across the U.S. to head towards California!  I took these pictures today.  They look like every picture that I have ever taken of El Paso, because this is a dull city that never changes.  I'm excited to leave, but I'm glad that I disliked it as much as I did.  I think that it was God's plan to make me love wherever I go!

During my time in the Army, I learned not to write things down, to not journal my thoughts.  I had done that every day in college.  I am disappointment that I became that way, that I became so private.  I chronicled so much of my college time and then deleted it all.  Now I don't have the memories in a journal.  I have continued to promise myself that I would change that, so I am.  I'll start now, as I step away from this crazy job that I loved...most of the time!

Farewell to Five Years

Today was my last day in the Army.  It was an awesome experience.  A week before I called a recruiter you couldn't have convinced me that I was going to join.  It was a split second decision that I made.  I hoped that I would be able to pay off massive amounts of debt and propel my life and professional life forward.  I could have never guessed how much more that I would have gotten out of it.

In February 2008 I went to Basic and then I went on to commission after Officer Candidate School.  I went to another school after that and then Engineer Officer Course and I was branched as an Engineer Officer.  I was stationed at Fort Jackson, SC and then I moved to Fort Bliss, TX where I am now.  It's been five years that I have described in detail in my last few months of job interviews.  I used a civilian recruiter when I decided to get out, and they got me what I hope will be an awesome job!