January 2005 - Posts

• A Calm Election

  The elections are over and all was quite in my very small corner of Iraq . Shutting down vehicle travel in the country apparently worked. I’ll find out later this week how all of the security measures effected people when I see our local national Read More... Posted Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:43 PM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Road Trip

  I caught a ride on a convoy to Mosul last week and took my first real trip outside the wire. I was really nothing more than a tourist but seeing the country, even through a small armored window, is enlightening. All I have seen otherwise are the few square Read More... Posted Monday, January 17, 2005 1:18 AM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Awesome Blog!

  I checked out this site after coming upon it on Kevin's blog. It's great! Backdrafted . A wonderful perspective on IRR life in Iraq training ING troops. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More... Posted Monday, January 17, 2005 12:15 AM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Reserves at Breaking Point

  Michelle's post about LTG Helmly's memo prompted me to find the document. You can view it here . Unfortunately, it is in Acrobat 5.0 so I couldn't copy it into an article format directly. It amazes me that this document was publicly released. I also found Read More... Posted Friday, January 07, 2005 10:13 PM by edquayle | 2 Comments

• Due Respect for ING Troops

  There is a lot of news about the low level of confidence American troops have for Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldiers. Performance has been spotty. There are serious differences in culture, work ethic, education level, training, motivation and discipline Read More... Posted Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:55 PM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Resignation Criteria for Reserve Officers

  I ran across this article/email on the SFTT website regarding new guidance from USARC G-1 on procedures for approving or disapproving Unqualified Resignations of Reserve Component Officers. For those not familiar with the term “unqualified resignation” Read More... Posted Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:11 PM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Happy New Year's

  New Years has come and gone and most of us are busy with paperwork in an attempt to keep on top of things before we leave in a couple months or so. I'm trying to get a few last minute awards written and/or rewritten in addition to my OER Support Form. Read More... Posted Saturday, January 01, 2005 11:18 PM by edquayle | 0 Comments