QM BOLC week 6 and Arlington National Cemetery

What a week! Not only did I visit arguably the most sacred place in the U.S. but I also got to celebrate with my 24th birthday with a group of new friends. I have to say this week was probably the best one yet here. And to top it all off, I got out and went mountain biking. There are some other things I am going  to talk about as well, but we'll go through the routine stuff first.

Song of the Week: "Don't You Worry Child" by Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin. For some reason, every time I hear this song, I hear something new, a whole new reason to love this song again. My only regret is that I never got the chance to see it performed live.

Virginia So Far: Well I guess this is what you would call the wet season, it seems to rain every day now. (Is this fall?) I got out in one of the state parks this weekend and went mountain biking. It is a whole different experience here, not too fast and really technical. I had some problems riding over the roots and with the muddy corners, but the biggest problem I had was that because it was so technical, even on the downhills, you couldn't maintain enough speed to get up the next hill. I guess It presents a new challenge to conquer.

Week 6 of QM BOLC is all for Tactical Logistics. It's a very interesting subject once you get the hang of it, but its hard to learn in groups because everyone visualizes a different way and this became apparent during the practical exercise. Overall, its not a bad week and its a topic that I want to learn more about.

Some other stuff that happened this week: The general consensus is that I will be deploying in November (see here). I am just waiting on the official word. Nervous? Excited? I really don't know, its about half way in between. I also decided I'm not physically or mentally ready to go back to full time running and training. I tried it for about 2 weeks and its just not time yet.

The highlight of the week was the class trip to Arlington National Cemetery on Friday. We were only there for a short time and I only got to see a tiny bit of the place, but it was very humbling to visit. I did get to see a changing of the guard, but not a wreath laying ceremony. I will be making plans to back on a later date for the whole day.