Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Staff Ride



Monday was a staff ride. Here's the short version of what that is...a unit's staff officers go to a historical battlefield. Either an individual or a number of staff officers are responsible leading various sections of the trip and teaching about the tactics used or available in a given battle. Basically, it's an educational event for staff officers. Chaplain's are part of a unit's staff officers, so this was a training event for us. We went to two of the old forts at Charleston's harbor. Most people know Fort Sumter. Ft Moultre is a few hundred yards from Fort Sumter and was used in both the American Revolution and the Civil War. Anyway, that was Monday. The rest of the week has been spent with a very, very tedious certification process for a family wellness program. I will probably use a little of what we are learning. I'm looking forward to a three day weekend at the beach for Labor Day.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good morning, after this weeek-end one more week. We look forward to seeing you. Have a great week-end and a safe one.
Love,
Mother

Anonymous said...

Poor Shirkey! I think you should let him screen any pictures you are considering posting. Have fun this weekend! Hope everything isn't rained out. Are there supposed to be any good games televised this weekend I might catch? -- Love you, Em

Anonymous said...

who gave the sour candy to Shirkey. Other wise looks like you had fun.

an old friend from upton