Ty Ewup

I knew that would get your attention.
I have good news, I am getting really good at shifting through the Shittastic search engine thats on the DIN (military internet).

I have found the forms that will let me fly, and can pay me back like $5000, can you say bling bling?
I have my degree completion form, in hand, and I got tomorrow morning off, I can finally get my supply stuff.

Its all coming together.

I read I think 7 daily newspapers today, I had a highly uneventful morning. I realized across the country, people talk about the same dumb things. I was highly bored after the 3rd or 4th paper, but I kept reading, I had time.

I bought new fancy badges! I am now a member of 1 CAD/CANR HQ( one Canadian Air Division/ Canadian Norad Region Headquaters) Doesn't that sound fancy? I have a name tag that lets me "buzz" in. I feel so entirely special, I am a Happy cog indeed.

My Shop boss, one Lcol Goodman, is starting to task me with things. Event type things, like a golf outing. I know nothing of golf. I spent some time getting some contact numbers of people who know golf, I was happy. My tasking is a going away shin-dig for the three people in our Shop who are retiring(1),transfering(1) and being posted elsewhere (1). It'l have to be done for sometime in June (around the 17th or the 24th, don't worry I will be Indisposed on the 10th). Its exciting and annoying at the sametime. I like paperwork, its better than talking to people. I can do spreadsheets/data entry/research/compling, but organizing an event? I wasn't on the grad comittee for a reason, and that reason remains.

Good news, I am going on a Trip in October, doesn't that sound exciting? Its for St Jean, for 8 weeks. Im doing "officer development courses", which is code for "people with a high rank have useless degree in these areas and now you have to suffer what they learned".

I will be learning Military History (not so bad), Canadian History (boring as toast), and Politics and Military interactions (something like that, I fear it). There's also a Law and something else in there too. Basically imagine school, instead of 12 weeks, we do it in 8, weeee. this is what I'm trained to do right? Process useless knowledge and make it coherent for one shining morning (or afternoon depending on when the exam is) and then TOTAL MEMORY WIPE.

Cram and Flush, you like, I like, its a good system.

BUT, good news is, one Lcol Goodman wants me to go on other trips. Trips on military aircraft, all over the place. That might be fun, infact it will be. SAR is actually really interesting and challenging, Im just at the paperwork side of it. You know in cop shows when they complain about "how much paperwork they have to do". that's what we do, minus shooting the bad guys. Its the worst of both worlds.

Joke around the office: "If a judge ever offers you a choice between the military and jail, choose jail, more career oportunities". I always chuckle when I hear it.

So no Takers yet on the offering to drive my but back up to Edmonton? Well that's okay, I'll sweet talk someone into it. Oh that reminds me, during my conversation with Carol last night she mentioned "planned activities".

What do you guys have in mind? Try a 5 day party instead of a 4 day one? I'm up for it if you are!