A photo I snapped of a lot of the Charlie company folks just hanging out.
We all had the bright florescent orange company shirts.
We all had the bright florescent orange company shirts.
Today
is the Battalion Organizational Day. It’s a day where each of the
companies in the battalion will compete against each other in a number
of events. We will have no PT (except for the events themselves) and no
school today. A good day indeed!
Wake
up this morning was at 5:50 so we were able to sleep in a bit compared
to most days here. I had a great breakfast at the RFAC (love our dining
facility here at RBK!). We then marched over to a big field were most of
the events were taking place. After a little welcoming ceremony the
events started. I volunteered to play on the company basketball team, so
we all headed off towards the gym. We ended up playing Alpha company
(all the MOS-T soldiers). Unfortunately after having the lead the entire
time we turned the ball over multiple times and they ended up winning. I
didn’t play too much leaving it to the younger guys to duke it out. It
was a little strange playing after almost a year off! Fun times though
even with the loss.
At
lunch time they had some tents out in the event field where a huge line
of the entire battalion was waiting. I waited in line for a while, but
it didn’t even move. So I asked the young hawaiian if he wanted to walk
to the RFAC and eat lunch. We took off and ate lunch at the RFAC which
was glorious. Normally we only get to eat breakfast there, so lunch was a
real treat...and we were able to eat in air conditioning.
After
lunch we all formed up to watch the dance off. Yes each company had a
dance team and there was a competition. It was pretty funny too. Charlie
came in third place in that event. The last event of the evening
involved the NCOs from each company competing in a relay race, but
instead of a baton they carried the company guidon (basically a pole
with a little flag on the top). 4 NCOs each ran a lap around the track.
Charlie was way behind, but made an amazing comeback with our anchor on
the last lap. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to get 1st, but we did
place 2nd in the event.
It
was freaking hot all day long. I got a sunburn as I’m sure a lot of
people did. There were also at least two (that I know of) heat
casualties. One was actually an NCO! When there is a heat casualty they
wrap them up in ice sheets to cool down their body temperature.
After
the relay we all formed up and listed to the results of the day. Alpha
came in first place after coming in dead last the previous 14 times.
Charlie took that from them this year coming in dead last. Charlie
company only came in first in one event...not basketball, not football,
not volleyball, not the dance competition, but.........horseshoes...LOL
After
the announcements and the handing out of the trophies we headed back to
our company area for the safety briefing. It was the same stuff as
usual except the lead sergeant said he spent some time on Facebook this
last week looking up soldier’s profiles. He said they really need to
change their privacy settings. If he can see some of the stuff they say
so can the bad guys. Plus if they are underage and there are photos of
them drinking that could get them into trouble. Also if you make bad
remarks about company sergeants by name...you may want to change your
security settings....D’oh!!
We
were released early for the weekend...woohoo!! We headed back to RBK
and ate dinner at the RFAC...for the first time ever I ate all three
meals at the RFAC. A good day indeed!
A video I took from my iPhone (so it's a bit shaky) of the dance off competition.
The first portion is Bravo's dance team and the second is the Charlie team.
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