Sunday, June 24, 2007

The Eagle has Landed

Hola!

After an unnecessarily eventful drive down from VA, I'm here at Fort Jackson, SC ready for action. Which is to say that I arrived at 1PM, filled out paperwork for an hour, and now have the rest of the day to sit around and wonder "hmm, just how bad would an OTH discharge really have been, anyways???"

But, signed in as I am, there's no turning back now.

Living conditions look to be pretty decent. I'm in an air conditioned computer lab now (it's pushing 100 outside). I live in an open bay barracks with wall lockers, Army linens (scratchy wool and worn out cotton) and communal bathrooms--but again, they have A/C, which makes the whole thing tolerable.

In our immediate area there is a shoppette (think 7-11 crossed with an Army sock/shirt store), a bar we can go drink beers at at night (no kidding), and a decent looking dining facility that I'll report back on after dinner. I've also been led to believe that there is a Gym somewhere in the vicinity--not that you don't get your daily exercise pretty well knocked out simply by sweating your way from one building to the next, but still, Gyms are nice to have.

Tomorrow morning our first formation is at 0500, which isn't any fun--but twas expected, so no big deal. From there I think we're going to spend a long day getting our pay started, our paperwork approved, and our persons medically examined. Awesome.

I'd ramble on for more, but I think I've probably already broken my "no-long-winded posts" promise from earlier this week. Besides, if I revealed all of this weeks exciting secrets now, what motivation would you have to come back later this week to check in on my exciting progress?

Love and kisses to all, and I'll catch you soon.

2 comments:

Jeff Mac said...

Getting to Jackson via plane is a bit different.

First off....report AS LATE AS POSSIBLE! Take advantage of and enjoy your last day of "freedom"...you'll get paid the same amount regardless of whether you show up at 8:00AM or 11:59PM. The ladies at Carson Wagonlit should hook you up with a later flight from wherever you're coming from. Technically as long as you're here by midnight on the date of your orders you're good. However, to be honest, I don't think anyone would care if you got here a day, maybe two days later (not that I'm suggesting this)...they're just happy you're here.

Once you arrive at Columbia airport you'll see an *Army/Navy IRR kiosk/stand at the bottom of the escalater at "baggage claim" with "hopefully" somebody waiting to take you to Camp McCrady/Ft. Jackson. If there is somebody there...you'll get your bags and likely wait around a while until other flights come in (with other unlucky soles on them). Once the guy decides that he doesn't want to wait around any more you'll get in a van and drive 45 min. or so to Camp McCrady (in the middle of nowhere)....where you'll be greeted by the less than friendly staff duty to issue you your linens and tell you where you'll be sleeping.

*Note: the shuttle service guy will want to keep a copy of your orders (this is their "proof" that they're doing their job).

If nobody is at the kiosk to greet you...I'd try and call the "Columbia Shuttle Service" to see where they are. If they can't pick you up/aren't there...then you'll have to pay for a taxi to Camp McCrady which will run you about $50 so I'm told. Hopefully in processing your TDY/travel pay the Army will reimburse you...so don't forget to keep all your receipts!

Anonymous said...

熊貓情色,美女遊戲區,成人dvd,qq聊天室,aaa片免費看,手槍美女賞圖,家庭教師影片,洪爺情色,麗的色情遊戲,爽翻天成人情趣,qq聊天室,影音日誌,情色典獄長,520聊天室,080 中部人聊天室,成人文章,a片短片,成人貼圖區,免費av,杜蕾斯免費a片,柔情聊天網,豆豆聊天室,性感影片,台灣kiss情色,台灣自拍,都都成人站,小魔女自拍天堂,aaaa片,男男貼圖區,交友私樂園,麗的線上小遊戲,卡通a片,免費情色小說,性感影片,情色聊天室,成人貼圖區,免費av,xxx383美女寫真,正妹強力版,無碼女優,女同聊天室,性愛聊天室,飯島愛,美眉,臺灣情色網,100one百萬成人貼電影,正妹強力牆,bobo寫真女郎影片,av女優,383成人,情人視訊,

3d美女圖,小莉影音像館,情色武俠小說,色美眉部落格,台灣無限貼圖區,完美女人影音網,辣美眉173show影片,自拍a片,kiss情色,熊貓貼圖區列表,自拍貼圖,s383情色大網咖,85cc免費影城,a片圖片,寫真女郎攝影網,豆豆聊天,嘟嘟貼圖,美女自拍,自拍a片,hcg 貼圖區,卡通成人網,聊天室avooo,自拍偷拍,情色文學小說,情色交友,ut男同志聊天室,成人電影,正妹星球,無碼光碟,做愛自拍,爽翻天成人用品,歐美模特兒寫真,999成人性站,免費遊戲,成人動畫,aaaaa片俱樂部,免費線上成人影片,丁字褲美女寫真,老婆自拍,漂亮寶貝,聊天室,情色小遊戲,080 中部人聊天室,裸體寫真,線上看a片,18禁地少女遊戲,後宮情色網,日本女優,月宮貼圖區,