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Going Away For A Long While

#1 Postby brunota2003 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:57 pm

As was alluded to on the "Sooo..." thread, I am going away for a good chunk of time (10 weeks) starting next Tuesday (29 July).

The reason being is, let's see if anyone catches this, "What kind of training, son?" "ARMY Training, Sir."

Haha, I did indeed decide to join the Army...Basic is going to be fairly interesting. My MOS is 13W, or Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember, or in my shortened version, the weatherman for the big guns...:lol:

Basic is 9 weeks long (not counting 0 week, or orientation), then I start AIT (Advanced Individual Training, try to keep up with the acronyms...xD Transformers) and that lasts another 7 weeks. Goody me gets to be in Oklahoma for both Basic and AIT...but I dont get to take my camera! So I'ma be upset if I see my first ever tornado, and I cant have a picture of it.
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#2 Postby mf_dolphin » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:59 pm

We'll hold down the fort soldier! It's a fine path you've decided to take and I know you'll do us proud!
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#3 Postby CajunMama » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:17 pm

Thank you brunota for choosing to serve our country. As marshall said, you'll do us proud.
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#4 Postby Ivanhater » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:52 pm

When you get back tell me how it is..I go to Field training next summer but its only 4 weeks long..lol, but its in Montgomery Alabama so it will be God awful hot!
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#5 Postby vbhoutex » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:51 pm

mf_dolphin wrote:We'll hold down the fort soldier! It's a fine path you've decided to take and I know you'll do us proud!

CajunMama wrote:Thank you brunota for choosing to serve our country. As marshall said, you'll do us proud.


:flag: :flag: What they said!!!! :flag: :flag:
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#6 Postby Category 5 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:11 pm

Make us all proud! :flag:
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#7 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:32 am

Yes, thank you for serving our country! Make your S2K family proud!!!! But I suspect you will.......in fact, I know you will!

We'll miss you Brunota but these 10 weeks will fly by.
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Re: Going Away For A Long While

#8 Postby dizzyfish » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:51 am

Bless you! :flag:
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#9 Postby azskyman » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:59 am

As a Vietnam vet myself (my God, that was almost 40 years ago!), thank you, THANK YOU, for your service to this country.

While in Vietnam, I served on the central coast. I had my first and only encounter with a typhoon!!

You will discover that weather is great to watch from anywhere you go.

Again, my handshake reaches your way and says thank you!!
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#10 Postby senorpepr » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:06 am

brunota2003 wrote:As was alluded to on the "Sooo..." thread, I am going away for a good chunk of time (10 weeks) starting next Tuesday (29 July).

The reason being is, let's see if anyone catches this, "What kind of training, son?" "ARMY Training, Sir."

Haha, I did indeed decide to join the Army...Basic is going to be fairly interesting. My MOS is 13W, or Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember, or in my shortened version, the weatherman for the big guns...:lol:

Basic is 9 weeks long (not counting 0 week, or orientation), then I start AIT (Advanced Individual Training, try to keep up with the acronyms...xD Transformers) and that lasts another 7 weeks. Goody me gets to be in Oklahoma for both Basic and AIT...but I dont get to take my camera! So I'ma be upset if I see my first ever tornado, and I cant have a picture of it.


Best of luck. Let me know how 13W treats you. Originally, I was supposed to go in the Army under 13W, but I found out that they really don't do any real weather and that the AF provides most of the meteorological support for the Army. Then, I switched over to the blue!
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Re: Going Away For A Long While

#11 Postby Pburgh » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:11 am

:flag: :flag: :flag:
We're proud of you already.
Thank you ((HUGS))
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#12 Postby x-y-no » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:05 pm

Best of luck, and thank you!

Look forward to hearing all about it when you get back.
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#13 Postby JonathanBelles » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:43 pm

Good luck!!! my sister is starting BT Aug 6th with the Army, too .
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Re: Going Away For A Long While

#14 Postby cycloneye » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:55 pm

Good luck to you and thank you for serving.
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#15 Postby george_r_1961 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:31 pm

Good luck!
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Re: Going Away For A Long While

#16 Postby Stephanie » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:56 pm

THANK YOU and best of luck to you! I'm sure that you'll do just fine. :flag:
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Re: Going Away For A Long While

#17 Postby MGC » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:56 pm

I salute you, another great American! GO NAVY!......MGC
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#18 Postby brunota2003 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:00 am

*gasp* Navy? xD j/k All the branches are technically equal (regardless of what anyone who has served would like to otherwise say :lol: ) as all of them serve this fine country we decided to call home.

I hope to be back online, if only for a little bit a day, in mid-October (otherwise I think Nat would kick my arse if I was not o.o, yes, she has kept me in line haha). I will also keep a journal, and hope to have time to type that up as well. I know no computer access during Basic, letter only, but am not sure about the schooling afterwords...pretty sure life goes back to "normal" after you graduate Basic?

Anyways, I'm looking forward to time away from the house and out in the country and a chance to have a little bit of fun as well.

Thanks for all the replies!
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#19 Postby TexasStooge » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:15 pm

That's excellent news!

Thanks for choosing to serve our country! :flag:
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#20 Postby mf_dolphin » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:38 pm

Normal and military don't belong in the same sentence :-) :flag:

GO Air Force! :-)
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