May 2005 - Posts

• Next Stop: Huachuca

  We've finished all CTT Training just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. The Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Training was really the most interesting. We didn't spend as much time on it in the 80s and early 90s as we are today. The facilities Read More... Posted Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:22 AM by jganino | 5 Comments

• CTT Training

  It's been a “Busy” couple days of Army Common Task Training.... Busy, as in up at 0430 and done at 2100, but with a strong “hurry-up-and-wait” factor. Yes, all of us recalled IRR Enlisted, NCOs & Officers are going through Read More... Posted Friday, May 20, 2005 1:22 PM by jganino | 3 Comments

• In-Processing

  Many thanks to “ArmySteve” Blog for I'm finding FLW experience to be almost exactly as he described it. It sounds like they did upgrade the IRRs to a better barracks by the time we arrived: the showers are in the same Open-Bay barracks and Read More... Posted Monday, May 16, 2005 6:05 PM by jganino | 2 Comments

• On my way to Ft Leonard Wood

  I should be in FLW by tomorrow evening. For those who are just getting their IRR activation orders, the preparation for “IRR to Active Duty Transition” has been a unique experience in itself. It was MUCH easier while I was within active unit Read More... Posted Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:25 PM by jganino | 1 Comments

• Pre-Mobilization Preparation

  We've had a busy several days in prep mode: Monday, Sandra and I went to Camp Parks Reserve Training Center in Dublin, CA to get her ID card. Moffett Field is much closer to us in the South San Francisco Bay, but are not open to dealing with Army personnel Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 11, 2005 5:04 PM by jganino | 2 Comments

• First Amendment!

  My orders tell me to go to Ft. Sill, OK first and then to Ft. Huachuca for MOS "refresher training". After calling Ft. Sill, I find that they have closed as a Mobilization Processing center. I just received an amendment to my orders sending me to Ft. Read More... Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 8:32 PM by jganino | 0 Comments

• My number is up...

  Even though I left active duty in 1996 as a Captain and entered to IRR, I got the Mailgram on 4/15/05 ordering me to report to active duty on 5/15/05. A month is not much time to prepare, but I hear past call-ups got a whole 3 days to deploy! I'm sure Read More... Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 8:16 PM by jganino | 6 Comments