Monday
23 Mar 09
We have a little over 1 week left in the Program. The excitement to get this over with is growing, and everyone here is excited to see their family and graduate next week. They gave us training today on what is called "BattleMind." It is all about helping Soldiers and their families understand what can and will happen to the Soldier while he/she is deployed, as well as what to expect when he/she gets home. This includes things like anger/aggression, withdrawal, poor sleeping habits, giving orders at home, and even driving fast and ignoring traffic lights because that's what everyone does in Iraq). The Army is working hard to educate families now more than ever, and they have many special programs designed to assist families and the Soldier before, during and after he or she deploys. I think that's pretty cool.
The last two main aspects left to go are Single Soldier Relationship training and more Family Wellness training. Those are both multi-day programs and will take us up through the weekend. Yes, the weekend. We'll go straight through to next Friday (which is graduation day)! I don't care about the weekend work anymore, since my wife will be here Monday night to attend the Spouse's Seminar next week. She going to get a ton of information about being an "Army Wife!"
Anyway, I did make it home last weekend to be with my dad for his 76th B-day. It was good to be home and great to spend time with family, especially my dad. The pictures were taken at dinner with the family. As you can see, my 6 yr old likes to ham it up for the camera.
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