Lock it up!

Wow, my last post got such a huge response of comments I left it up for a couple extra days!
The last couple days I have been up in northern Minnesota at Camp Ripley getting orientated with my new unit 175th Infantry Regiment(RTI=Regional Training Institute). As I stated back when I was selected along with Ms.(SGT)Sarah Carlson for an instructor position, I a excited to join them and they are so gracious, and it really feels like a team, and family. WAY more than the unit I used to be in! I think a lot of it has to do with leadership, but if I am gonna learn and teach others, I want to do it the RIGHT way!
So along with the new unit comes promotion and as we were up there yesterday, they had a promotion ceremony for us.
I have attached pictures of me being velcroed as an E-6(Staff Sergeant) by SFC Wamre, who has taken such great care of our paperwork and planning. I was proud to have her velcro the rank on! If SFC Wamre's hand looks like it is blurry it is probably because she was so nervous she was shaking. That does happen when you promote a war hero! VERY intimidating!
Kidding, of course, I am not a war hero, I only played one in the Army. OK, actually, as I said before, I balled up in the fetal position in the back of the HUMVEE when I went on convoy, but keep that on the downlow, cause I have to pretend I was a War Hero to poeple in Minnesota!
Have a great day, thanks for the comments!
Later,
Erik