Day the Last at (and departing) Fort McCoy

[aadler]

 
Today was the end of my latest assignment with the Army. We had to be on a bus off-base by 5:00 in the morning, even though my flight didn’t leave until 10:45. I slept for a couple of hours in the airport, and more in the sky between Chicago-O’Hare and home.

I have less than a week to prepare for my time at the National Training Center.

I wrote entries day by day while I was gone, but — due to no personal Internet availability — couldn’t post them until I got home. The entries can be found through these links:

Day 1 – Thursday 10th
Day 2 – Friday 11th
Day 3 – Saturday 12th
Day 4 – Sunday 13th
Day 5 – Monday 14th
Day 6 – Tuesday 15th
Day 7 – Wednesday 16th
Day 8 – Thursday 17th
Day 9 – Friday 18th
Day 10 – Saturday 19th
Day 11 – Sunday 20th
Day 12 – Monday 21st
Day 13 – Tuesday 22nd
Day 14 – Wednesday 23rd
Day 15 – Thursday 24th

Comments

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Quite honestly I don't know whether to congratulate you on your outstanding test scores or yell at you for putting your body through the wringer. Of course, I know you already know that what you did is not the proper and healthy way to lose weight so that's probably wasted pixels. I'm very glad to hear you weathered it without serious ill effects.

The test scores are amazing and it is very heartening to know that age is not the barrier so many people think it is. Congratulations and welcome home.

[aadler]

I was indeed aware that the system I was following was not recommended for most people, or even for me in most situations. It was an extreme action taken to meet extreme necessity.

No, age isn't the barrier. The problem, for me, comes with the effects of age on an already sub-optimal physique. I’ve gone a long way on sheer determination, but I can see that after a certain point even total dedication won’t be enough to compensate for mounting deficiencies. Others can do it — they started with a better set of personal equipment — but my own limits are fast approaching.

They just haven’t arrived yet. I have some good service left in me, and a little more is all I need.