Of Pens and Swords

Today, the vein was throbbing noticeably at about 5am this morning. That was about the time that I found out that the PT test that I was supposed to take was moved up an hour, and well, nobody seemed to think that it was necessary to notify me about it until well, 5am. It was put out via email yesterday was the response I got. Hey wiseguy, ya, you with the snappy signature line somehow hinting that you’re a professional, a leader…did you think that I come in on my day off to read emails? Oh, well, I notified your supervisor. Ahh, failure point number two. He won’t tell me unless it is told that it possibly would reflect negatively on him…That set off reason #2 I’m annoyed to no end. Last night, for the 20th or so time, I hear a junior enlisted soldier come in and tell me that my supervisor was bitching to him, about me. This time, it seems, the super is mad that I’m on detail and not coming to work. Well, Mr. Genius, that’s what happens when you task me out all the time on DETAILS! I don’t mind, because I’m not in the office, however. He shouldn’t mind either, since he has a penchant for going around and telling everyone that I don’t do anything. If I didn’t accomplish anything, why does he care when I’m not here?

Well, I talked to the super’s super today about that very issue. It’s getting to the point of angering me, not just irritating me anymore. I’m seriously getting pissed. The thing is, the Super will never understand that. I can back him in the corner and tell him to knock it off, and he seems to just phase out of reality and all of a sudden focus on the most arbitrary of subjects, and argues with said subject, pretending that it makes any sort of sense. Either that, or he just leaves and doesn’t come back for a day, saying he’s got something to work on. Funny, nobody EVER knows where he’s at.

The email leadership here seems to think the NCO creed is something we should know ( I do, by heart, and have since I was a senior SPC 9 years ago….do you?), they email it around as a form of punishment to read, yet, the same people are the ones who seem to completely disregard that document. I have recited those words to myself damn near every day for who knows how long, just like I used to sing the 101st Rendezvous With Destiny every morning when I was there, every morning before PT. Is it a form of self brain-washing? I don’t think so. As with any document, they’re up for personal interpretation. Here, however, I’ve been told that I’m not allowed to interpret, just blindly follow as a lemming follows his friend. One more ridge-line my dear friend, and we’ll be home…..

So, I’m back in my daytime cell, with not much to do. Some quality study time will be had today I’m afraid, since I can’t justify not doing anything but sitting on my ass.

I just had to bitch, to all of you dirty minded souls out there…Have a good day…