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Week 7 (Tuesday) - 1/2 way done! 22 Feb 2006 | 03:13 pm
Well, we're half way through the program, and we're still rocking! Today, I had the chance to lead a most amazing worhip service. Even though it was only an exercise, it was a truly wonderful experien...
Week 6 (Tuesday) - Long days 15 Feb 2006 | 04:56 pm
We've got a lot going on with classes, presentations, etc. The days are always full, of course, but the evenings have been packed lately with readings, writing assignments, and creating presentations....
Week 6 (Monday) - Army Drill Weekend 14 Feb 2006 | 02:00 pm
This past weekend, I participated in Army Reserve Drill with my battalion. Even though things are very busy here at Chaplain School , it felt good to be back home with my unit! Among a number of ot...
Week 5 (Thursday) Army green-colored glasses 10 Feb 2006 | 01:55 pm
We spent the entire day on effective Army writing (a little hint: passive voice – bad; active voice – good). After learning about Army writing, we learned more about Army writing. We finally closed th...
Week 5 (Wednesday) - Run, Forrest, Run! 9 Feb 2006 | 01:29 pm
During this morning's PT run, the group that I run with (the seven people who completed the 2-mile run in under 14 minutes) had a chance to run three miles at our own individual pace. Who do ya think ...
Week 5 (Tuesday) - Great PT and no TV 8 Feb 2006 | 01:41 pm
For the first time since arriving at Chaplain School, I finally got smoked during a PT session, and it was great! We did a lot of pushups, situps, flutter kicks, military presses, and the list goes on...
Week 5 (Monday) - Start of a new phase 7 Feb 2006 | 02:40 pm
Today we officially began Phase I (the previous phase was actually called Chaplain Initial Military Training - CIMT). We all went in sporting our new, and obviously unbroken-in, berets. It is interest...
Week 4 wrap-up – Phase I complete! 6 Feb 2006 | 03:19 pm
Well, we have finished phase I of training, which basically means that we can now drink alcohol (excuse me a second while I put down this beer so that I can type faster) and start getting some leave. ...
Week 4 (Monday) - Dentist and Pluralism (the pulling & gnashing of teeth) 31 Jan 2006 | 10:44 pm
Yesterday ended up being rather low key. In the morning, I was sent to the dental clinic to get x-rays, a checkup, and everything else needed to complete my dental records. I'm happy to report that th...
Week 3 Wrap-up 30 Jan 2006 | 11:18 pm
Sorry for the delay in getting back here; last week was rather busy. We had a wonderful time out in the field for the 3-day exercise. The weather was great although a little cool in the evenings (it g...
