Promotion board.... 8 days and counting.

Ok.... so I am FREAKING OUT about this stupid promotion board I am going to. I have been racking my brain studying and I still can't remember 2/3 of the info I need to have.
::Deep Breath::
Ok.... now to explain this to you non-military types, To go from the rank of Private (E-1) to the rank of Specialist (E-4) all you have to do it be in the army long enough, or get somone in your chain of command to put you in for a waiver for promotion. (This is how I made E-4 in just under 21 months! It's suppossed to be like.... 28 or something) After that, you move up in to what is known as the Non Commissioned Officers (NCO) Ranks. These ranks are Sargeant (E-5) Through Sargeant Major of the Army (E-9).

In order to get your E-5 of E-6, you have to attend a promotion board. This is a board of 4 Senior NCO's (E-7 and Up) and the unit Command Sargeant Major. You sit in front of them for about 30 minutes and they grill you with questions like:

"What Army Regulation governs the wear and appearance of Military Uniforms?"
"What are the 9 Severe Symptoms of Nerve agent Poisoning"
"What Year did the NCO Support Channel come in to effect"

and about.... a million more questions. There are 16-18 topics and 3 questions per topic. So as you can see.... there is a LOT of stuff to learn. So... next week will be stressfull.... but hopefully I will soon be losing this rank:



And getting this one!

Reclaiming the throne of Bloggerness!

HELLO! Have you missed me? I think you have... ;)

Let’s see.... where to I start with everything that has been going on in my life. (Like you REALLY want to hear about my boring self.... well tough.... listen anyway!)

The last few months have been entirely more hectic than they needed to be. First.... I was on vacation in Vegas... for the second time already this year! I got home... had a couple of weeks that I was trying to just decompress and let me brain and body connect again. (note, I was taking calculus for my second to last math class I need for school... how can you decompress while taking Calculus?!) Then I got sick.

And when I say sick... I mean I had strep throat for almost 2 weeks! It sucked. Since then... I have been preparing for my Promotion boards... and a PT Test that I was supposed to take this week. Then, on Friday night, I sprained my ankle... so no PT Test for me! *smiles* doesn’t break my heart... now maybe I can get a better score!

OH I got a Puppy! Dang it... I don't have his picture with me though. I will get one on here tomorrow. I would do it from home tonight... but I have a virus on my computer... >:( So until I get that fixed, it's only at work that I can blog.

But be warned... I am back!!!!! HAHAHA!
:)