Training records don' t mean a thing

This morning I was in the office, not hating the world too bad... yet. The Colbert Report was on and I was eating my fruit cocktail. The Senior Airman said that I needed quotes in my softball story. Not only quotes to make the story longer, and I guess more interesting, but to atribute the wins to someone. What? The fact that the teams won the games are the facts, you don't atribute those. I informed him of that. Then he wanted different words for things, that I can do. There where no scores in it, I have no scores, I'm waiting on scores.

I called retention and was told that my CJR, that's what the higher ups use to tell me I still have a job to reelist to, is good and all I have to do is go in and raise that right hand of mine. Don't go getting all excited yet, I still don't think that I'm going to stay in any longer than I have to.

I decided that I'm tired of not having my training records done at all. I think the most that's on them is my name and career code. The unit doesn't have a real training monitor or whatever. They are "interviewing" people. People get interviewed? Isn't that an AFSC? Anyways, the civilian in charge and I get into a bit of a shouting match because she tells me that the 623s don't mean anything in the upgrade training world. All they are good for is to keep the squadron out of trouble durring unit compliance inspections. What? That's bull shit. For six years the civil engineering squadron pushed the shit out of having them updated and signed off. Some may or may not have been pencile whipped for people. Why would they have been whipped? Because you had to have your core tasks and whatever else signed off to get your next skill level. Back then you could do all your CDCs and your OJT and get your time in and you wouldn't be able to level up if you didn't have those training records right. Those were important for deployments because they told the people you work for in the desert just how trained you where.

I guess those records are just a technical thing. Technicaly you are supposed to have them filled out, but if you don't, oh well... until the UCI. We are coming up one one of those in June. The civilian in charge looked it up and some how they aren't important. What the fuck? So these are just one more thing the Air Force came up with to give us problems?

She is going to have someone from the main base PA shop come by Monday and go through them with us. After that, some guy in the maintenance squadron is going to sign off on them. I don't know how that is legal either, but what the fuck ever. I have 305 days. If it wasn't for me needing those for the deployment I would care less. I don't need my five level in the real world. I did get what I wanted though, kinda. Not going to be legit I don't think, but I'll have them updated.

Se habla Portuguese?

Saturday the two weekenders and I went to Atlanta. The weekender that is here all the time had to go to the airport to pick his car up. He showed me a mall up there. I was able to get the Puma duffle bag I have been looking for.

We met the weekender that is only up on his one weekend a month and his mom at a Brazilian restaurant, name to come later. They have all kinds of meat that they bring around on skewers and shave pieces off if you want that kind. All night long they bring meat and all night long you eat. There are these cards that they give you that are red on one side and red on the other. Green to keep going, red to rest.

The weekender and I got there a bit early and waited for the others. While we where waiting, I noticed a female in the next room. I keeped looking at her, even when she turned around and seen that I was looking at her. I looked over a little later and there she was, watching me whispering to one of her friends. It was cool.

The weekender got up a few times. I figured it was to get stuff from the salad bar. He also talked to the hostes quite a bit. I figured it was because he is full of questions. She came to the table once to pull him away. He came back to get his phone and went back up to her stand. That's when I thought there might be more going on than just asking questions. Sure enough, he came back with the girl's number for me.

She is from Brazil and speaks very little English, as in a few key words. That's ok, it would work for a while. The part that isn't so ok is the part where she lives up in Atlanta. I guess that it would be cool to call her up when I plan to be there hanging out.

Guess I need to decide whether or not I'm going to call her. I don't plan to have a free weekend after this one until almost the middle of October. Maybe I'll call her this week just because I don't want her to think I didn't like her. We'll see what happens.

Flashback guy update: He was out in his yard the other day doing something. I was in Pedro's room watching him. Because I don't have curtains up in there, he seen me watching him. We had a bit of a staring contest that I won.

Rules for visiting Homie

1. If I say that you can come, don't ask if I'm sure over and over. You will be told not to come the fourth time.

2. Chances are I won't take leave while you're here. So if you want to spend every minute of every day with me come on the weekend.

3. I'm not going to hold your hand while you plan your trip. We'll discuss the days you'll be here. You come up with flight times. I don't care about what airline you take or what layovers you get.

4. I'm in Warner Robins, that's an hour and a half from Atlanta. If you just have to fly in and out of there be prepared to fly on a day off. I will not drive the three hours, not including rush hour traffic, round trip to wait however long it takes to get your luggage and home if I work that day.

5. Flying out? Your flight won't be before 3 p.m. To get you on a 3 o'clock flight, I have to wake up at 9:30, and that doesn't include time for breakfast.

6. I'll pretty much do whatever. But don't plan on being on one end of the state one day and on the other end the next. Plan the length of your trip accordingly.

7. If I tell you taht we won't be able to do everything you want, don't assume that I don't want to do any of it. Decide what you want to do more and that's what we'll do.

Follow these rules and make your trip as painless as possible and we'll have good times.