As you might know, I have been in San Antonio, Texas doing army training at Ft. Sam Houston. While I am a very young, inexperienced lieutenant, I have learned a great deal both about the medical service corps and the army in general. And by "learn" I do not mean that I was taught things I had not already known. There were few days that actual "learning" took place; I mostly observed both by my instructors and peers and saw how I wanted to act/not act.
7 Things I learned at Basic Officer's Leaders Course (BOLC)
1. The army is a great institution to be apart of and to work for. It has it kinks, as any major organization will have, but all and all I feel I am well taken care of.
2. People do crazy things when away from their husband/wife/significant other. No explanation necessary.
3. The food at the dining facility should be banned from human consumption. It's absolutely disgusting. And I know they have to feed a massive amount of people, but c'mon.
4. The majority of prior enlisted officers like to complain about how easier it is for officers. I often pose the question, "well, why did you become an officer then? No one forced you to do it!" They usually don't respond, just groan and curse me under their breathe. But it always really bothers me when they say that.
5. The only form of teaching is NOT powerpoints. Technology is great, but teachers need to get more inventive.
6. There are alot of weird people that join the army.
7. A positive attitude will get you far. Sometimes life really sucks, you are up far to early for nothing, you wait around to do nothing, and you feel very unproductive. It is easy to get bogged down with all the negativity- especially when those around you are negative too! But if you are positive, think positive- it really will make time go by faster and the situation more bearable.
Only a few more days left, then a little break, and then I am off to Seattle... finally!
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