we'll after over 2 months delay, I am finally heading home. I'm MOS-Q as a 91B: wheeled vehicle mechanic. which means I tried not to fall asleep while the Sargent tried to kill us with power points, learned that Army technical manuels are a pain in the ass when you know what to take off in order to repair the truck. The army, as a mechanic, includes changing parts when they break, inspecting the trucks to make sure the operator hasn't broken then beyond the normal wear and tear, fill out forms for parts and tools, waiting for parts while trying to look busy.
I head for Fort Carson, Colorado, Not too far from my parents and my wife's parents in Utah. It should be quite the ride living out the army life. Hopefully I get to have good experiences in my current contract.
As for my beloved project, I have a huge box of parts waiting for me at home and I will be there by the end of the week. pictures should be following shortly, as I have a fair bit of time on my hands till I have to report to my Duty station.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
delays, delays and changes..
Well, It has been a hell of a long time since I posted here. last I recall I hadnt made much progress on the mustang, I was a newly wed and working my fingers to the bone for near to nothing.
The Good news is I found another job, I am now a part of the united states army. The bad news is I am tied up for another 10 Weeks in my Advanced Individual Training for Wheeled Vehicle mechanics. This is not going to be all that fun as I am A fair bit ahead of most of the class as far as mechanical experiences. The good news about being a high speed fixing machine is I came into the service as a Private First class which cranked up my pay. The bad news is I dont know where I Will be stationed when I finish up training. the problem this will present is I may not be able to take the mustang and the assorted parts with me to my destination.
The solutions are still being mulled over until I get my orders, The preferable outcome is I will be within driving distance of Utah and stationed on a base that will have facilities for my needs(which many do). the worst case is sell it all and start over when I get to my duty station, which in that case I may get something that i can acquire parts more readily. more then likely something with a fuel injected motor already in it that i can do a cut in for my megasquirt and add all of the lovely shiny parts that I could ever dream of.
I wont know the descion until the last few weeks of my super hooah training. I'm currently at Aberdeen proving ground, but it will be shutting down very soon. so i will me moved to Fort Lee for the duration of my training, this has added another 6 weeks on top of my scheduled time here but the good news is it will help to shorten my promotion time.
But that is my would in a couple of minutes.
The Good news is I found another job, I am now a part of the united states army. The bad news is I am tied up for another 10 Weeks in my Advanced Individual Training for Wheeled Vehicle mechanics. This is not going to be all that fun as I am A fair bit ahead of most of the class as far as mechanical experiences. The good news about being a high speed fixing machine is I came into the service as a Private First class which cranked up my pay. The bad news is I dont know where I Will be stationed when I finish up training. the problem this will present is I may not be able to take the mustang and the assorted parts with me to my destination.
The solutions are still being mulled over until I get my orders, The preferable outcome is I will be within driving distance of Utah and stationed on a base that will have facilities for my needs(which many do). the worst case is sell it all and start over when I get to my duty station, which in that case I may get something that i can acquire parts more readily. more then likely something with a fuel injected motor already in it that i can do a cut in for my megasquirt and add all of the lovely shiny parts that I could ever dream of.
I wont know the descion until the last few weeks of my super hooah training. I'm currently at Aberdeen proving ground, but it will be shutting down very soon. so i will me moved to Fort Lee for the duration of my training, this has added another 6 weeks on top of my scheduled time here but the good news is it will help to shorten my promotion time.
But that is my would in a couple of minutes.
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