The following are mostly frequently asked questions with a few additional lesser questions I feel should be answered and shared.  If you don't see a question that you think should have been added here please comment on this post and I will review your request.  Thanks!

UPDATE!  I just added a FAQ page above where more questions have been added.

What is your MOS?  

I am an 88N (spoken "eighty-eight november") -Transportation Management Coordinator.

Where did you go for AIT (Advanced Individual Training)?  

I went to Fort Lee, Virginia for AIT where my MOS required 6 weeks of training.

Is basic training hard?

Hell to the yeah!  ...with one caveat however.  Basic training used to be much harder in a number of aspects, but has since been changed (some would argue this by saying it was "watered down").  What should be realized is that the vast majority of new soldiers in the Army are very young and are apart of the generation that grew up with cell phones, internet, personal computers and video games (at present I had none of these conveniences for half my life and I'm only 29 years of age).  What does this mean?  This means that the many new soldiers are viewed as weak, lazy, fat, crazy, and hyper-sexually active couch potatoes COMPARED to all of the generations of soldiers before them.  And when it comes down to Modern Army Combatives Instruction, a lot of young Americans have hardly been punched in the face, let along slapped. And yet when future soldiers arrive to basic training they experience culture shock.  I know I did.

Why didn't you join the Navy or the Air Force?

The other military branches didn't have an appeal to me.  I don't really get a kick out of heights and flying, nor do I like nor want to swim (obviously this rules out being a Marine).  I have nothing against the other branches, but like all preferential things in life it's a prerogative.

Are you afraid you'll be deployed to Afghanistan?

Yes and no.  Yes, because safety is always a concern no matter what your job is overseas in a combat zone.  No.  I feel somewhat indifferent right now.  I am however, looking forward to saving a lot of money during my deployment. ;)

What is basic training like?

I get this question all the time and frankly, it's so broad and open-ended a question that it would literally fill a book if I even attempted to answer it.  The short and simpler answer is, it was one of the most exciting, scary, shocking and physically grueling experiences of my life.  And as a person who came from a poor physical lifestyle as a public school teacher to running several miles and firing weapons meant to kill other human beings (albeit the enemy), it goes without saying that basic training was life changing for me.

Are you happy that you joined the Army?

Absolutely!  The one major setback I am faced with, however, is the demanding time requirement, and as an Army Reserve soldier, this is saying a lot!  I couldn't have imagined the amount of additional time and travel that would be required beyond one drill per month and two weeks active duty out of the year.

What kind of camera do you use?

When I first started making videos for my YouTube channel, I was using my Canon Vixia HF10.  Lately, I've been shooting my videos using my Canon 5D Mark II (DSLR camera).

When are you going to make another video?

Simply put, when my job, the Army and family permit me to make another.  There is not set schedule.  I make one when I have the time and energy.  That's the honest truth.