I select... Infantry!

I am now "branched". The ceremony was Friday, and during this ceremony we select the Army branch (areas) we will serve. A second lieutenant right out of training will probably become a platoon leader. I stepped up, took a gold pin featuring two crossed rifles, turned to face the room, and called out, "I SELECT! ...INFANTRY!" The room erupted in some of the loudest applause that day. This was unexpected from me. My captain was ecstatic: "That's what I'm talking about, Wolf!!" He's infantry too.


For Thanksgiving I took a random road trip. I'm currently resting at a Day's Inn in Ashland, North Carolina. It's relaxing. After this I'll be going back to Fort Benning and into the field for 2 weeks of training. Since I'll only have a single short break in the middle, I predict a lack of posts between now and then. I'll try to post here once or twice more before the holiday ends.