I was talking with another Officer who I work with about running, and the frequency of my workouts. She asked, "Do you do anything other than running?" She meant to be funny, and it was amusing. Looking back, I realize I do a lot more than just workout, sleep and go to work. I'm the morale Officer for a program I called "Morale Mania" which I use to orgnize game nights, tournaments, etc. I am learning the Lean Six Sigma process, as well as getting smart of Excel and basic computer syntax, and various other things. I also play scrabble, play Xbox, watch movies, help prepare food for special events, tutor Soldiers on math and other topics, etc. It just doesn't all happen at once.
One new thing at work is called an "Effects Officer." This is basically someone who plans and coordinates for combat enablers from Apaches to unmanned drones to directly support our folks on the roads. This is challenging because I have to get these assets from other units, and they don't like to give them up to logistics movements. Nevertheless, I have been getting a foot in the door, and if you poke someone long enough, they'll eventually at least turn to see who is poking them.
I found out one of my former Soldiers was wounded pretty seriously down South recently. He is still in the ICU in Germany, but is stable and is off basic life support. He will live to tell about it, but will not be able to stay in the Army, and will need significant help adjusting to his new life. It bothers me, because he was one of the Soldiers I trained for a year before I arranged for him to deploy with this unit. The purpose was he needed deployed Team Leader time before he was promoted to SFC, otherwise he wouldn't be competitive for further advancement. That worked out poorly for everyone.
Today is Sunday, so I have the morning off. I slept in and did not get up until 1200. It was nice. I go in to work at 1400 today, so I will finish this soon. I have sent some Christmas presents and letters out, so hopefully they arrive by Christmas. Outbound mail here is very slow.
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