Eric Archive

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Eric’s Checklist

This is Eric’s gear for the field…well, almost all of it anyway. What you don’t see is the duffle bag on the floor & his A pack – already loaded up. It’s all the typical gear: Bedroll & sleeping bag Ruck sack Camel back & 2 canteens His assault pack Cold weather shirt & pants [...]

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The 3 Cups Tale

When your Saturday morning starts at 4am because a text message your husband’s boss has sent woke you up, you know you’re in for a long day. Kid you not – 4am. What was so urgent, you ask?… Eric’s NCOER was ready to be signed. NCOER – Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report: It’s the military equivalent [...]

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

3 Cups, 2 Maps & 1 Story

Sorry I dropped off the radar there for a bit. This was the last weekend Eric & I had together before he heads off to the field for 3 weeks. And unfortunately, it wasn’t spent exactly the way we had hoped. But seeing as how I have all of 7 hours left before he’s gone, I’m [...]