May 2004 - Posts

• In-Processing

  I managed to find a place to use the Internet at the Education Center on post. I'll try to post something every few days while I'm here. I know several other LT's and a great many more enlisted soldiers are being called up from the IRR, so I thought I'd Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:45 PM by ssmith | 6 Comments

• Arrived at Fort Leonard Wood

  Michelle, Ilyana, and I got to St. Louis Friday night and drove the rest of the way to Ft. Leonard Wood on Saturday (May 22). We got in around 1300, met up with a sergeant I was supposed to call who took us to where I'll be staying while I'm here. I posted Read More... Posted Sunday, May 23, 2004 9:24 PM by ssmith | 2 Comments

• More IRR Callup Info

  Michelle writes a bit about the current, supposedly not involuntary, callup, here. An interesting set of comments can be found on OutsideTheBeltway . One quote includes: They are utilizing the IRR in three phases. Phase I 1-17 May IRR soldiers are asked Read More... Posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:44 AM by ssmith | 89 Comments

• Last Minute Business

  Things have been getting increasingly stressful at the Smith house of late. This week we're getting ready to close on a house we're buying (closing tomorrow) with the intent of moving in once I return. We were planning on buying it in a year, but since Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 5:05 PM by ssmith | 1 Comments

• Update - One Week To Go

  My Garmin Rino 120 GPS/Radio arrived yesterday. It works. Out-of-the-box it shows the major roads in Kent, OH, but none of the city streets (just state routes). I guess you can order maps on CDs but I haven't figured that part out yet. It supports Military Read More... Posted Saturday, May 15, 2004 10:15 AM by ssmith | 2 Comments

• Massive Reserve Callup

  I got a memorandum yesterday from a local career counselor sergeant that had some very interesting news in it: "This office has received official notification that all current members of the IRR will be involuntarily transferred to a troop program unit. Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:07 PM by ssmith | 9 Comments

• Back In Uniform

  So, we got my uniforms out of storage last week and so today I finally went through the bins and found my old uniforms. Tried one on, and amazingly enough, it still fits! They do seem to have shrunk a bit in storage, though... Most of them are pretty Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 1:50 PM by ssmith | 2 Comments

• Two Weeks To Go

  This has been a pretty busy week. I had meant to get a bunch of dev work done on AspAlliance.com, but that didn't happen. We spent wednesday getting a bunch of stuff out of storage, including all of my army gear. Hopefully I have most of what I'll need. Read More... Posted Friday, May 07, 2004 9:52 PM by ssmith | 1 Comments

• Laptops and School News

  I spoke to a Captain in Leonardwood yesterday at the Training Support Battalion (TSB) where I”ll be for my stay there. She was able to answer a few of my questions. I'm welcome to bring a laptop to FLW but she has no idea where I'll be billeting Read More... Posted Saturday, May 01, 2004 6:06 PM by ssmith | 0 Comments