8:00 AM - Yay for sleeping in.
Well, another week has gone by. Holly and I spent three days in Myrtle Beach, SC, on a marriage retreat through our chaplain. It was perfect - our hotel rooms view included sand and ocean. It truly was just what the doctor ordered.
Our battalion has assumed the role of Division Ready Force 1. The 82d Airborne Division constantly has a task force on 2 hour recall, ready to fly anywhere in the world, wheels up on our way within 18 hours of notification. For the next month or so, that's us.
This poses no real problem - I have assumed this mission numerous times in my almost 4 years with the 82d. The problem comes from having the no-notice mission pushed on us with, well, no-notice. We usually know months in advance when we assume mission cycle, and can prepare accordingly. We found out two weeks ago, and promptly had 4 days to accomplish about 4 weeks worth of work. This meant jumping through our ass, repeatedly, to get everything done (weapons zeroed, paperwork done, updating wills and powers of attorney, making sure contact info is correct, etc.) This, also, poses no real problem - life in the 82d is faster paced than anywhere I have ever experienced. I get up at 4:45 in the morning, and sometimes don't make it home until 9 or 10, with really no break. We honestly always have something to do.
So OK, we had a couple of weeks of honest-to -goodness jump-through-your-booty-and-make-this-happen. Got it. The problems came when the Battalion, whose job it is to support the companies with the assets we need to accomplish the jump-through-your-booty-and-make-this-happen couldn't. It is piss-poor performance when we come in in the morning and find out THEN that there has been a weapons range scheduled for weeks, and oh by the way, we are responsible for running it. OH, and no, we don't have trucks for your soldiers to get to and from the range.
This is very much a case of "You must accomlish this mission, by this time. You have zero assets to help you accomlish this mission. We will not provide you with any assets to accomplish this mission. This mission WILL be accomplished by you, today, no excuses. Ready go."
This is all thanks to one man, who shall remain nameless in the hopes that anonyminity shall spare his life from the wrath of several hundred pissed off paratroopers.
Again, I am rambling, and the dog needs to go out, so that's all for now.
Our battalion has assumed the role of Division Ready Force 1. The 82d Airborne Division constantly has a task force on 2 hour recall, ready to fly anywhere in the world, wheels up on our way within 18 hours of notification. For the next month or so, that's us.
This poses no real problem - I have assumed this mission numerous times in my almost 4 years with the 82d. The problem comes from having the no-notice mission pushed on us with, well, no-notice. We usually know months in advance when we assume mission cycle, and can prepare accordingly. We found out two weeks ago, and promptly had 4 days to accomplish about 4 weeks worth of work. This meant jumping through our ass, repeatedly, to get everything done (weapons zeroed, paperwork done, updating wills and powers of attorney, making sure contact info is correct, etc.) This, also, poses no real problem - life in the 82d is faster paced than anywhere I have ever experienced. I get up at 4:45 in the morning, and sometimes don't make it home until 9 or 10, with really no break. We honestly always have something to do.
So OK, we had a couple of weeks of honest-to -goodness jump-through-your-booty-and-make-this-happen. Got it. The problems came when the Battalion, whose job it is to support the companies with the assets we need to accomplish the jump-through-your-booty-and-make-this-happen couldn't. It is piss-poor performance when we come in in the morning and find out THEN that there has been a weapons range scheduled for weeks, and oh by the way, we are responsible for running it. OH, and no, we don't have trucks for your soldiers to get to and from the range.
This is very much a case of "You must accomlish this mission, by this time. You have zero assets to help you accomlish this mission. We will not provide you with any assets to accomplish this mission. This mission WILL be accomplished by you, today, no excuses. Ready go."
This is all thanks to one man, who shall remain nameless in the hopes that anonyminity shall spare his life from the wrath of several hundred pissed off paratroopers.
Again, I am rambling, and the dog needs to go out, so that's all for now.
posted by XiXo @ 07:01
1 Comments:
At 11:41 AM,
Erik Oliver said…
This is very much a case of "You must accomlish this mission, by this time. You have zero assets to help you accomlish this mission. We will not provide you with any assets to accomplish this mission. This mission WILL be accomplished by you, today, no excuses. Ready go."Sounds like private industry. Sigh!
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