SecDef Visit, Etc...

This past week has been hectic so here's a recap on everything that has been going on. Last week I did well at the poker table. The cards weren't in my favor from the beginning and I had to dig into my pocket for R$20 just to keep playing. But then I got a huge swing and came ahead by R$80 at the end of the night. So that was good. We have another game tomorrow night, we'll see how I fare.

The rest of the week I've been preparing for a major inspection we have coming up in the first week of April. I'm the Supply NCO so I have to account for all the property that belongs to the detachment among other things. When I was assigned the job it was a real mess, so I've spent many an hour trying to straighten it out. I'll be majorly relieved once the inspection is over.

Today all of us woke up bright and early for a photo op with none other than the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld himself. We arrived at the hotel and waited for him to get out of a conference. Once he was out, he came over to us and we introduced ourselves and took this picture:

He said a few words to us and then his entourage ushered him off to whatever he next on his agenda. But all-in-all, I thought it was pretty cool getting to meet the man. After that I spent the rest of the day busting my hump getting ready for a pre-inspection inspection I had this afternoon. And tonight I have duty. So man, oh man, what a day this has been. I'm going to be dead tired when I get off.

(+250 to me for meeting the SecDef)