Thursday, April 21, 2011

Chaplain Candidate Unit Assignment

I realize I have not kept my blog followers abreast of the latest news, so...
On 21 March, I was finally assigned to the 63rd Regional Support Command, out of Moffett Field, CA. )http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/organization/commandstructure/USARC/SUPPORT/63RSC/Pages/default.aspx)  The 63rd oversees the Reserve units in seven states.  
But the big news came on 24 March, when 

ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS!

Well, today I was ordered to Active Duty! "Active Duty for Training", that is.  These are my orders to attend the Chaplain School for 41 days.  Hooah!  This is for CIMT and Phase 1.  I will have two more phases to complete within the next two years.  I am to report for "duty" on 22 May, but not sure what day I will leave for school, as the government travel agent will determine that. I will be back in Houston, AND back on Reserve status on 01 July. Already starting to miss my Babe.....