I thought I would share some pictures from my plebe boxing class with you all. I am the one in the red headgear, and I have the red gloves on!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Plebe Boxing
Hi Everyone,
I thought I would share some pictures from my plebe boxing class with you all. I am the one in the red headgear, and I have the red gloves on!
I thought I would share some pictures from my plebe boxing class with you all. I am the one in the red headgear, and I have the red gloves on!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Going Airborne!
I just got my summer assignment and I am going to Airborne school this summer! Located at Ft. Benning, Georgia starting on May 27.
Airborne school is three weeks long. The first week is "ground" week where they teach you techniques and all that you need to know about jumping out of planes. The second week you practice landing the right way so you don't hurt yourself by jumping off of towers. And the third week is JUMP WEEK, where you get to put what you learned together and jump out of a roaring C-130! I am stoked.
This is a inside look at what I will be doing:
Also I am pretty excited because I will be coming home twice this summer, for two weeks each!! Can't wait! Till next time....
Airborne school is three weeks long. The first week is "ground" week where they teach you techniques and all that you need to know about jumping out of planes. The second week you practice landing the right way so you don't hurt yourself by jumping off of towers. And the third week is JUMP WEEK, where you get to put what you learned together and jump out of a roaring C-130! I am stoked.
This is a inside look at what I will be doing:
Also I am pretty excited because I will be coming home twice this summer, for two weeks each!! Can't wait! Till next time....
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Ohhh Canada...
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to spend 4 days in Canada with the Water Polo team. It was an absolute blast! We played the Royal Military College water polo team and defeated them 26-2....quality win in my book! Canada is a very cold place in February but it was a blast!!
Click on the link to see some pictures of our adventures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294293327292379.69711.100001351432646&type=1&l=7869eef7ab
Click on the link to see some pictures of our adventures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294293327292379.69711.100001351432646&type=1&l=7869eef7ab
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Just a heads up....
Hey Everyone,
Over break some of you were asking about not receiving email updates when I post to the blog. With a little help I think I might have fixed this problem. There should be a button on the blog that you can click that was not there before and hopefully if it worked, you will get email updates. I have my fingers crossed!
Let me know if you have any questions
Over break some of you were asking about not receiving email updates when I post to the blog. With a little help I think I might have fixed this problem. There should be a button on the blog that you can click that was not there before and hopefully if it worked, you will get email updates. I have my fingers crossed!
Let me know if you have any questions
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Off and Running
Hey Everyone,
Wow I apologize for how long that it has been since my last post, but my first few weeks of this second semester has had me a little busy.
Never the less, the second semester is underway! This semester is pretty much the same the last, a continuation of general ed classes! However this semester I am taking boxing as my PE class which has been a lot of fun so far! Although, it was a rough start in that class! The second class I forgot one of my hand wraps and had to run back to my room (which is on the opposite-side of campus) and get it and was late to class....boxing is probably one of the worst classes to be late in, I will leave it at that. Push-ups were definitely involved. On top of all that the very next class I forgot to put socks in my gym bag and there was no way around this one. So, I am formally known as "socks" to my instructor in boxing. YIKES...
Its not all bad back here at the point! I had a great experience during Reorganization when I first got back to school! Long story short I had a connection to the Commandants son (who is the general in charge of cadets) and he invited me over to the house one morning. His name is Ted and we had a nice time talking. He goes to SDSU with my cousin. Before I left he asked if I wanted to go to the hockey game later that night, and I told him I had to get back to him on that because I had some meetings to go to. It turns out that my meetings ended in time for me to go to the game with him, so I called him up. He told me to meet up at his house so I made my way over that way. I knocked on the door and much to my surprise, his father General Martin answered the door. I was extremely surprised that his dad was even home and immediately snapped to attention for a salute. He had that, "Can I help you" look on his face.....and thankfully Ted came running to the door and told his dad he was taking me to the game.
The game was great (my first Army Hockey game) and then after General Martin asked me what time taps was. I responded with 1 AM, and he then said, "Well would you like to come back to the house we can pop some popcorn and get a pizza going and watch a movie or something?"
I stood there for a second in disbelief that this was happening and promptly answered, "Yes sir!"
There I was hanging out with the Com and his son. Not an every day experience for a cadet!! It was awesome! I have been riding that "high" for quite some time now!
That's about it for now. Hope all is well with everyone! Until next time....
Wow I apologize for how long that it has been since my last post, but my first few weeks of this second semester has had me a little busy.
Never the less, the second semester is underway! This semester is pretty much the same the last, a continuation of general ed classes! However this semester I am taking boxing as my PE class which has been a lot of fun so far! Although, it was a rough start in that class! The second class I forgot one of my hand wraps and had to run back to my room (which is on the opposite-side of campus) and get it and was late to class....boxing is probably one of the worst classes to be late in, I will leave it at that. Push-ups were definitely involved. On top of all that the very next class I forgot to put socks in my gym bag and there was no way around this one. So, I am formally known as "socks" to my instructor in boxing. YIKES...
Its not all bad back here at the point! I had a great experience during Reorganization when I first got back to school! Long story short I had a connection to the Commandants son (who is the general in charge of cadets) and he invited me over to the house one morning. His name is Ted and we had a nice time talking. He goes to SDSU with my cousin. Before I left he asked if I wanted to go to the hockey game later that night, and I told him I had to get back to him on that because I had some meetings to go to. It turns out that my meetings ended in time for me to go to the game with him, so I called him up. He told me to meet up at his house so I made my way over that way. I knocked on the door and much to my surprise, his father General Martin answered the door. I was extremely surprised that his dad was even home and immediately snapped to attention for a salute. He had that, "Can I help you" look on his face.....and thankfully Ted came running to the door and told his dad he was taking me to the game.
The game was great (my first Army Hockey game) and then after General Martin asked me what time taps was. I responded with 1 AM, and he then said, "Well would you like to come back to the house we can pop some popcorn and get a pizza going and watch a movie or something?"
I stood there for a second in disbelief that this was happening and promptly answered, "Yes sir!"
There I was hanging out with the Com and his son. Not an every day experience for a cadet!! It was awesome! I have been riding that "high" for quite some time now!
That's about it for now. Hope all is well with everyone! Until next time....
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thats a wrap....
I don't know how it went by so fast but my first semester of college is in the books! I am coming home tonight to spend 2 weeks with my family....I can not wait! It is going to be a great relaxing two weeks!
Can't wait to see you all!
Can't wait to see you all!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Decade of Dominance
Well it is complete...Army has now lost 10 straight games to Navy! That's tough to swallow but I must say that army played an amazing game! The energy that the Corps of Cadets had at the game was amazing! To be apart of such a historic rivalry is an honor to me! Army-Navy is truly a special day! I thought I might give you some insight into a day in the life of a cadet at Army-Navy:
6:00 am - wake up
7:30 am - show up to B3 parking lot at FedEx field.
8:00 am - pass though security an get wanded by secret service (because the president was attending! How exciting)
8:30 am - search for some kind of breakfast among various companies only to come up empty handed.
9:00 am - form up to take accountability
9:30 am - lean up against your buddy in the parking lot and take a nap
9:50 am - wait in line for 30 mins to use a portapotty
10:10 am - form up and get ready to step off for March on
10:30 - form up and get ready to step off for march on
11:00 am - form up and get ready to step off for march on
11:10 am - FINALLY! Step off and march on to FedEx field! (which was pretty freakin awesome)
12:30 pm - LUNCH .....yess!!
2:30 pm - GAME TIME!
Navy jumped out to a 14 point lead and no one said anything but everyone was thinking "here we go again!" but the second quarter belonged to Army! Combining stonewall defense with productive drives down the field, Army rallied to tie the score at 14-14 right before half! At this point I thought that this was the year! We had all the momentum!
The second half opened with a big Navy kickoff return and a quick drive that sent a statement that Navy wasn't going down without a fight! But in rare fashion Army again responded. Just over midfield Trent Steelman dropped back to pass (SHOCKER) and threw a beautiful pass to his receiver who took it 15 yards for a passing touchdown (UNHEARD OF)!
Down the stretch turnovers lead to two Navy field goals. On Army's last drive they were deep in Navy territory but faced a 4th and 7. They went for it and called a horrible play resulting in a sack. That was the game and Navy ran the clock out to win the game.
It was a heartbreaker but there is always next year! It was great game an just an awesome experience! GO ARMY BEAT NAVY!!
6:00 am - wake up
7:30 am - show up to B3 parking lot at FedEx field.
8:00 am - pass though security an get wanded by secret service (because the president was attending! How exciting)
8:30 am - search for some kind of breakfast among various companies only to come up empty handed.
9:00 am - form up to take accountability
9:30 am - lean up against your buddy in the parking lot and take a nap
9:50 am - wait in line for 30 mins to use a portapotty
10:10 am - form up and get ready to step off for March on
10:30 - form up and get ready to step off for march on
11:00 am - form up and get ready to step off for march on
11:10 am - FINALLY! Step off and march on to FedEx field! (which was pretty freakin awesome)
12:30 pm - LUNCH .....yess!!
2:30 pm - GAME TIME!
Navy jumped out to a 14 point lead and no one said anything but everyone was thinking "here we go again!" but the second quarter belonged to Army! Combining stonewall defense with productive drives down the field, Army rallied to tie the score at 14-14 right before half! At this point I thought that this was the year! We had all the momentum!
The second half opened with a big Navy kickoff return and a quick drive that sent a statement that Navy wasn't going down without a fight! But in rare fashion Army again responded. Just over midfield Trent Steelman dropped back to pass (SHOCKER) and threw a beautiful pass to his receiver who took it 15 yards for a passing touchdown (UNHEARD OF)!
Down the stretch turnovers lead to two Navy field goals. On Army's last drive they were deep in Navy territory but faced a 4th and 7. They went for it and called a horrible play resulting in a sack. That was the game and Navy ran the clock out to win the game.
It was a heartbreaker but there is always next year! It was great game an just an awesome experience! GO ARMY BEAT NAVY!!
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