Road Trips Archive

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My Arrival

It took 3 bus loads to transport all the family members up to the gunnery over the weekend. The facility is used whenever any unit – Eric’s or otherwise – needs to go to the field to practice blowing stuff up. As I hopped off the bus I scanned the area – looking once again for [...]

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The Big Leagues

[decided to start in the middle of the story - just to shake things up] Part of the Family Day festivities at the gunnery – aka the Rodriguez Live Fire Center outside of Pocheon - included our very own “live fire” demo. Gunnery: Just like it sounds. A place to go with guns. The guys carry [...]

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 [...]