School's in Session

I have been thinking about what I will do after this deployment, and more specifically, after I leave this unit. It's no secret I struggle to find significance or satisfactions with my current job and field, so I have been looking at other options once we re-deploy. Most of them involve school of some kind. The most imminent upcoming is a basic psychology class needed for medicine. One thing I have considered is going into nursing, but with my current undegrad I have several deficiencies, psychology being one, biology another. I can take them both here, so I hope to take Biology in the Spring. Also an EMT class when they get the instructors lined up, although that is seeming to be a problem.

I have a meeting with the COL later today to talk about job issues and my immediate future with my current assignment. I hope it brings about a change, that will allow me to, if not get into a more fulfilling position, than in a more logistically relevant one. Watching little truck icons move across the screen from A to B and then telling other people about it has nothing to do with logistics, and if I can't get out of this career field, I'd like to have some knowledge of what it's all about before I leave this logistics unit for the real world. I am signed up for platelet donation today. Platelet donation is an every 2 weeks thing, so it means twice a month, I can at least leave the office for 2 hours and be away from the misery.

It snowed Saturday night and all day yesterday. We have about 7 inches. This is nice, and reminds me of home, although the sun came out this morning and it is starting to melt it into slush and ice. Not fun when you walk everywhere on either rubber soled boots with worn treads or summer weight boots with good treads. I have yet to fall down, except for a few almost slips. Our Safety person in the unit (yes we're required to have a civilian safety "expert") is too anxious about "slips, trips, and falls" so I try to avoid it as much as possible to avoid his annoying lectures.

I am recovering from 2 weeks off from working out due to shin splints in my right leg. It is very frustrating, because I get into a schedule and rhythm, then have to stop or interrupt it. I enjoy the time away from everyone while I am running or doing a road march, so being cooped up with nothing to do is a real bummer. I have a short tun (2-3 miles) tomorrow, so I will get back on track for my 50 miler in April.