Tuesday, October 5, 2010

United States Army CORPS of Engineers Middle East District Deployment Center

Well, today I hit the ground running. Pick up at the hotel was 0715. There were 21 of us that eventually loaded up for the short ride to the UDC.  All the folks in my class are AMC (Army Material Command - sometimes referred to as A Million Civilians) deployees. Most were GS-11 or higher with a few Wage Grades mixed in. We started the in-brief promptly at 0745.

This facility, though small, has been selected to give us pre-deployment training, final medical checks, and perform last minute paperwork to help us on our journey. Additionally, we get our uniforms and some gear issued as well.

It felt like being in the Army again. We had mostly First Aid classes today with IED awareness and anti-terrorism / force protection instruction thrown in. The training was top notch and professionally done. We have both Army and civilian personnel helping us out as instructors and guides. Everything went smoothly and there was definitely no hurry up and wait. No time was wasted and it all ran like clockwork. Maybe it was not like being in the Army again!?

Tomorrow -  more briefings, M40 training, and equipment / uniform issue.

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