February 7th
February 7th, 2010Deja Vue? 26+ years ago I was right here at Fort Dix taking my basic training. In fact, now this is a little bit eerie, we are staying one building away from the barracks I stayed in back then. Fort Dix was a basic training center until 1989. Today, it is a major mobilization point for Reserves and National Guard troops.
Some trivia for you, it is named after Major General John Adams Dix, a veteran of the War of 1812 and was opened in 1917.
Today, was the initial date that we were suppose to be home. That changed when our unit’s flight out of Kuwait got pushed back 3 days. With military flights, (even though you are flying on a commercial aircraft) it is all about priority. If someone needs to go quicker, someone gets bumped. Then the 10th became the new date. Well, if you haven’t heard, New Jersey got hit with some snow this weekend. As a result, our unit is stuck in Germany. They were suppose to arrive here at 9:00 AM today, that has been pushed to 7:00 PM tonight. Once they arrive, it will take 4 to 5 days to clear. What is another couple days in the ‘big’ scheme of things?
Hope everyone is doing well!














