Getting Ready

I spent the first three days of the week at Camp Ripley with my company trying to get everything ready to go. We did a great deal of paperwork and packed all of our personal gear as well as the company's. By the time we were through, we'd almost filled an entire warehouse of things that will be shipped to Fort Dix for our training.

I've been wrapping up loose ends in the civilian world with my remaining time. Tomorrow there will be a send-off at the Brainerd High School for family and friends at 4pm. It will be open to the public. Afterwards, we'll be heading back down to Ripley, where we will have our last meal in Minnesota before we get on the bus for the airport. Then the adventure begins...