Man, you would not believe the last few months. Oh wait, you probably would, based on the extreme lack of posting here.
Let me explain. No, that will take too long - let me sum up.
There's an old saying, "The traditional reward for a job well done, is a harder job." That is sooooo true - and I'm living proof of it. Here I was, happy as a clam, out training Soldiers, when WHAM! - Welcome to Brigade Staff.
Seems someone noticed that I have experience as a Brigade S1 in the past, and since that someone happens to wear an eagle on his uniform, and needed an S1, well the rest is history. Needless to say, I have been eyeball deep in trying to pick up and rebuild the section I inherited. I have good people, but they've been very poorly managed and led, and its been basically 2 full time jobs for me to get us to the point where we are functioning at the most basic level I can accept for a Brigade staff section.
Of course, now that I've raised the bar, the only place we can go is up. Oh, my aching head...