525,600 Minutes

March 8th, 2009 by rsm

7 March. One year. I’ve been a commissioned officer for a year now.

It was a painful process. I hated Officer Candidate School, but I survived. And one year ago I took my oath, no longer an oath to the officers appointed over me but to the Constitution of the United States. My oath is to no person, but to the document upon which our nation is founded, protecting against all enemies, foreign AND domestic.

And in this time I have met new people, some frightening, some amazing. My current roommate, for example, is one of the finest of men I have met, with a maturity well beyond his 22 years. If only all officers could be more like him.

But this week we’ll be in the field again. I’ll be away. I miss the writing.

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9 Responses to “525,600 Minutes”

  1. on 09 Mar 2009 at 3:31   Miss B

    happy anniversary, soldier. we’ll be here when you get back… *salute*

  2. on 09 Mar 2009 at 9:34   Jean

    A year already? geez.
    One can only imagine the words stored in your head chomping to get out. Write on as you can.

    Congrats on your most recent life chapter.

  3. on 09 Mar 2009 at 11:02   jck

    Congratulations on this latest milestone. Sending all good thoughts.

  4. on 09 Mar 2009 at 14:07   Tori Lennox

    Congratulations on an amazing milestone. We miss you, but we’ll be here when you get back. :)

  5. on 10 Mar 2009 at 13:16   HomefrontSix

    Good grief! Seems like it was only yesterday that I met you and you weren’t even IN the Army at that point. Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it?

    Miss you! Try not to have TOO much fun playing Army.

  6. on 12 Mar 2009 at 20:01   Claire Mason

    Congratulations on your year! Looking back, are you pleased with the path you chose? From the screen I sit in front of you seem to be pleased, and I hope you are.

  7. on 13 Mar 2009 at 22:17   Dorothy Parker

    So is this what y’all been doing:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnt3kMQMQQ&eurl=http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYAnt3kMQMQQ&feature=player_embedded

  8. on 19 Mar 2009 at 8:36   Viking Medic

    Nice reference to RENT….

  9. on 20 Mar 2009 at 22:47   zonker

    Take care of yourself, dude. If you need/want anything, just holler.

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