The Army is one of the most inefficient institutions on the face of this planet. Here’s today’s proof as to why.
I have an outprocessing checklist in my right hand. Okay, maybe I don’t because if I did I wouldn’t be typing this as fast as I am right now. Anyway, this outprocessing checklist that is sitting on my desk has a list of six items that I need to accomplish before I can get a letter saying that I am released from my deployment and I am in transit back to the U.S. Each appointment on this checklist took me less than two minutes to complete — only problem is, I was only able to complete a couple of them because some of these places are open today, another two are open tomorrow, and still another one is open only on Sunday. How retarded. If only the Army were like the Air Force and had all its outprocessing in ONE CENTRAL LOCATION, what should be twelve minutes of signing off forms would not be three days of having to walk back and forth between all these places.
That is today’s proof that if you are in the Army, you should pat yourself on the back because you are part of one of the most inefficient institutions on the face of God’s green earth. Sorry Jason, the Army is powerful and all, but they sure know how to munch up our tax money.
On another note, my good friend Brian Taylor gave his best shot at anchoring the sports report for Oregon News today. I can’t watch it over here because my connection is too slow, so Brian if you read this, tell the world how you rocked it on live TV. First it’s public access. Then it’s a #240 DMA market station. Then next thing you know you’re mackin’ on Katie Couric in the CBS News studio during commercial breaks. Ah, the glamorous life of a news broadcaster. The life I am going to try to live based on my experience, instead of a college degree — and minus the Katie Couric part please.
Jon Masters told me tonight that the Indiana Four (I’ve blogged about them before so you probably know who I’m talking about, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t know who they are, just read on) are coming to Newport News in July. The 20th-23rd, I think. I’m with Aftan in Oregon until the 22nd, so I won’t have to put up with any awkward drama until church that Sunday. I hope it goes well and I think it will if I can learn to keep my mouth shut.
Also in other news, Aftan’s grandma is recovering after heart surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland this week. I didn’t write about it because the family deserved privacy, but I’m writing now because it’s a praise report and it looks like she’s gonna come through fine. Thanks for those of you that I talked to in private and have been praying.
Peace out for now.
You knucklehead! What’s all this whining and crying about having to go to 3 different places on 3 different days? No reason for slamming the Army either. You obviously don’t realize that it is happening to prepare you for when you get over here to Missouri. Believe it or not you are going to have to do the same thing when you get your car licensed over here! You have to go and see how much personal property tax you owe, then you go somewhere else to pay it, and then you go to the DMV to get your car licensed. So now you gonna go dissin’ on us here in Missouri? Better not ya lil turd! I’ll kick your little butt when it gets over here. HA! Love ya tons kiddo.