1 Great Adventure part 2

Well everyone, the adventure has begun. (Unfortunately the internet bandwidth in my current location is terrible thus rendering it impossible to post any pictures; I will try again later once everyone is asleep.) Until then, here is an update: Flight one took us to New Hampshire. The crew kept telling us the whole flight how we would be welcomed by some local military supporters with food and sweet drinks; we started to get a little excited; then landed; got up; promptly told to sit back down (we were behind schedule). 40 minutes later we were in the air for another 6.5 hours. Once in Germany I walked around for a bit, checked out the Soldier centric gift shop, then got back on the plane for another 6 hour flight; this time to Kuwait City. Kuwait city is spectacular from the air and one of the largest cities I've seen. I equate it to Bangkok (approx 2xAtlanta). When we landed we were loaded on to buses for a two our drive to Camp Buehring (sorry if the spelling is off but the connection is so slow that I fear Googleing the name because I may lose my work). However, I have completed most of my required training here in Kuwait already so that I may facilite the movement of the rest of the battalion in to the training area and later in to our Area of Operations or AO as we refer to it. For the majority of the followers of this adventure, it should be a lesson in military accronyms (your worries are correct and there will be a quiz worth 75 points (upon my return) for who is the most "non-military, military savvy person.") A little background on military terms (Suggestion: get a piece of paper and draw a family tree): Division=6 Brigade Combat Teams (BCT); Brigade=6 Battalions; Battalion=5-6 Companies; Company= 3 Platoons; Platoon=3-4 Squads; Squad= 2 Teams; Team=5 Soldiers; (Do the math)...ok so now that you have a beautiful drawing I am in 1-36 Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. My job is S4 which is a staff position designed to support a battalion logistically. This comes as a challenge to me because I am not a logistics officer...I'm a "You shoot at him from here with this group of guns, I'm going to take this other group of guns from the side and shoot him from there" officer; also known as Infantry. It's no secret that the Army is leaving Iraq within the next year...its not an overnight thing and I'm going to a place that I get to control what goes where and when. I'm excited, I love my job, and thank you all for you support. Spartan 4---OUT!