Army Post Road

I don't know why I wrote that headline when I've written a couple times about girls from high school. 

I am so ready for the Army to hurry up and let the rest of us know who is going to Ft Riley for however long.  But I got another clue yesterday that I'm probably going.  MSG Heckart had me write an employer impact memo.  My guess is that they're trying to identify those people whom it would be catastrophic for their employers (or their business if they're self-employed) for them to be mobilized so they can scrub them from the list and make their final adjustments.  Or they could be looking for those of us whose employers wouldn't be affected (or hardly affected) if we were mobilized to replace those who're in the former situation.  I wish I could write a memo something like “Dear Sir,  I had a few personal tragedies (screw you if you don't think they were tragedies) in December and have now largely gotten my life back in order, save for being able to live in the place of my preference and to return to school.  My personal mental health and career preparation, both civilian and military careers, would be greatly enhanced if I were permitted to return to life as a full-time student sooner rather than later.  You have identified recruiting more officers as a top priority and my being permitted to return to college and ROTC would be another step towards my commissioning and becoming an officer in our brigade.”  

Don't think it would do me any good, might earn me the reputation as a whiner.  Wouldn't hurt to run the idea past MSG Heckart just as a trial balloon.  But who knows.  Maybe I'll get to Ft Riley and like Manhattan as much (or more) as Iowa City and decided I'd rather go to school there after we're done than return to Iowa.  Long shot but positive thinking helps.  I have no reason for it, but earlier today I was struck with the intuitive feeling that I'm not going to Ft Riley.  I don't know why and it's probably me deluding myself.

Ok,  I have to get ready for work now.