Hey Guys. Hill is right. I'm just coming up for air. Period of insane activity. I'm fine! You guys could never offend me. Are you kidding? Matilda; you're always looking out for me, c'mon! I couldn't get mad at you!
After the last set of emails from my W., I've almost had a heavy burden lifted off me (all except when I awake at the beginning of a day when I'm alone and sad about the whole thing)
I have come to the expectation and realization that it's over. What can I do except prepare myself for that inevitability. What can I say? Semi-frustrating. I had to counsel a field grade officer who works for me today. He's got a wife and 4 kids at home. W. loves him to death, and he was pursuing a 23 year old young sergeant via email, who got creeped out. When I read the emails, I did too. He told me he just wanted a "friend". ME TOO! I have 20 of them here. All my rank, my sex and my age! None 15 grades below me and 30 years younger! This is a huge breech of confidence, and I made sure that this guy will feel the entire brunt of that breech.
It is so frustrating. Guys like this with wives at home who love them to death, and he's chasing a 23 year old who is creeped out by him. I sit here celibate living the Army Values! Life IS NOT fair, but we know that.
I fly tomorrow for a couple of days. I'll be back.
Hill: How's the "X" taking the fact that her son is joining the military?
