SubscribeI almost missed the briefing! I thought it was scheduled for 0930, so I show up at work at 0700 and start my day. At about 0720 I check the paper just to be sure and see that it’s scheduled for 0730! So I grabbed my hat and ran back out to the car and drove across base making it to the briefing at 0729. Turns out I didn’t need to hurry after all, there was a line to sign in and the briefing didn’t actually get started until about 0745.
The briefing was a big disappointment. I was expecting to get some information specific to my training and deployment, but it was just a lot of generic info from all the different base agencies about the services they provide. There was a representative from finance, the Red Cross, deployment medicine, mental health, the education office, etc. There were folks attending the briefing that were headed to all different places, Afghanistan, Iraq, Qatar, Curacao… So really no new information at all. I did get a checklist that I have to complete before I go, though, so at least I know what I can do next.
I talked to the SSgt that was running the show there today and found out that I could get specific information about my training via reporting instructions published on a web site called AEF Online. So when I got back to the office I looked it up and of course the reporting instructions for Combat Skills Training at Ft. Bragg aren’t published yet! There are RIs up for several other Combat Skills locations, just not Bragg. I’ll keep checking it until it finally shows up. I really just want to find out if I’ll be leaving straight from Bragg to go to Afghanistan or if I have to come back to Lackland first. I’m hoping to be able to leave straight from Bragg so I don’t have to mess with carting all the gear and weapons back here just to turn around and leave again 2 weeks later.
So that was today, until the reporting instructions are published I’ll just be getting stuff on my checklist done. There’s a lot of stuff to do, so I’ll be busy!
