Today was my first time to go through the paces on getting material for Camp construction. I had to go through layers of red tape. I thought I was going to skip to the top of the chain once I was put on the Signature card. Wow was I wrong. I did get to skip a few links, but, there are more links to this chain then I could have imagined. It took me all morning to get through the approval process just so I could turn in the paper work to the Class IV yard.
The good news is, that I got the lumber package approved. What I did not know was that this was tried and declined twice already. I found this out, when the Major's level of excitement went through the roof once he heard that it was approved. I am guessing that this will make the Colonel very happy. It seems that this was his BABY. He wants to build a break area at the Battalion HQ that will called the Alamo. Just a little something to leave a footprint behind, showing that we were here. Every unit does something, this is as good a thing as any. At least this one is something that is usable. Most of the units do some stupid project that wastes time and money that is just an ego thing. My Colonel, at least, is doing something usefull. Something that helps all the people in that area.
I also ended up helping my Supply Sergeant build a cabinet for his room. The project turned out better than he expected. The only thing missing was a router to finish out the edges. It is done and looking good. Well, not quite done because it started to rain, but, almost done. Did I mention that I love this job. DAMN I LOVE THIS JOB. There is nothing quite like having a task that no one thinks can get done and doing it below budget and ahead of schedule.
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