Every Blog has a Beginning

And so begin my blogging adventures!  What will we find here?  I'd like to say that this will be a blog filled with mystery, humor, and wittiness, but let's face it... it's me, and this is a chronicle of my time at ILE.  I doubt anyone has ever extolled the virtues of the Army's Professional Military Education (PME) system, and if you follow this blog, you'll see why.

Here I am, less than a week into ILE (AKA Intermediate Level Education).  This is the school where the Army sends its Majors for a full lobotomy.  Yes, if ever you wondered, this is where Zamyatin's "Great Operation" happens, and our One State and Benefactor are the schoolhouse at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

In all actuality, our instructors, J & K, are good natured and apt to drive discussion between the 16 of us students.  Even in the only two days of instruction we've had debates, disagreement, and all the healthy skepticism we could hope to have from the graduates of the Bitter Captains' Club.  I'm hoping to be able to capture some of what goes on in our classes, because between the instruction and the discussion, there's a lot of pearls of wisdom flying by.  So, here's to my attempt at blogging!

Oh, but nary you worry, this won't just be about ILE madness.  No, no, I intend to inundate this blog with random musings, anecdotes about my family in Austin, and the occasional Russian language lesson.

Enjoy!