Dear Friends,

It occurred to me yesterday while having dinner with some family and friends that very rarely do people know what is going on in my life. Well, following is a brief past, present, and future summary of just that.

The past...for the past 5 years I've taken classes both at Wheaton College and Illinois Tech for civil engineering. I just finished that degree a few weeks ago. At about that same time my Army ROTC career culminated in my commissioning ceremony where I was promoted to a 2LT.

The present...I am currently waiting in "limbo" as I close things out here in Wheaton (like my apartment check-out, good-bye's to friends, etc.) and wait to go down to Georgia.

The future...I will report to Infantry Officer Basic Course on June 3rd in Ft. Benning, GA. The first phase of the training is a 6 week refresher course of my previous 5 years of training. The second phase will be more intensive and specific to the branch I was assigned (namely Infantry). After that I may have an opportunity to go to a variety of Army schools like Ranger School, Mechanized Leader's Course, etc.

I think that catches everyone up. Until the next time!

Dave Fahs

First Post...

Dear Friends,
The date is May 24th. The time is 12:54 am. I am writing from my practically gutted apartment here in Wheaton, IL. Presently I just got back from a night out with a friend. It was great weather and even better company. Anyway, it is T-minus 10 days before I leave for Ft. Benning, GA. I am not nervous...just completely clueless on what to expect for my life in the near future. It's great to know what I'll be doing for the next year (namely training to be an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army), but change always has the potential to be daunting. Luckily I am surrounded by those who support me. Their prayers and encouragement definitely help me a ton. Now I really need to get to bed if I am going to get up at a decent hour tomorrow. Laters!
Dave Fahs