Jan 9, 10 & 11

Sorry for the delay on updates. It has of course been busy.

We had classes on ceremony, customs, drill and marching on Friday, and more marching on Saturday, plus setting up our helmets.

The weather was nice for the Saturday marching so it worked out well.

Then on Saturday I was able to return some gear that I no longer needed, and pick up some other. I also went to the commissary to pick up some things. They had a great selection and it really was not all that busy.

I then ran everything home and met up with the other "Ft. Campbellites" (as we like to call ourselves) for dinner. This is the group of us six chaplains who are all being assigned to Ft. Campbell, KY after school (the 7th one joins us in Feb.).

I asked one of the sergeants if he had a local place that he could recommend and he suggested a southern country restaurant called "Lizard's Thicket." It was really good food and we all had fun chatting and getting to know one another.

Then today my squad decided to go to church together. Part of the instruction here includes the need to visit 9 different post chapel services of a variety of faiths and denominations by the end of the class. So today we went to 3. This was not as difficult as it may sound because they were all one after another in the same chapel building.

The first was a Lutheran/Episcopalian service. There were quite a few basic training attendees for this service.

The second was a Jewish service. It was led by an elderly Rabbi from the community. He had a wonderful spirit and attitude and took the time to explain most everything he was doing or quoting.

The third was called a collective Protestant service. It was in the style that I would call traditional. There were a number of retirees that came to this service. They were very welcoming, and one of the gentlemen in attendance had lived in the Boise/Salt Lake area previously.

After that we went to lunch and a place called, "Steve B's" which is a pizza/salad bar buffet. It was also really good.

Tomorrow we are suppose to march to a confidence course and a tall tower, however, I may have an opportunity to get my first ride in an Army Hummer. I will have to let you know how it goes.

'Til then,
Corey