Board Results

Today was the Squadron Soldier and NCO of the Quarter Board. This time, we had the CSM, the highest enlisted ranking person in the squadron along with four of the 1SG's drilling us with questions from several different categories. I was a bit nervous going into this one because I had not studied much in advance. I thought, for the most part, I had done well. Better than I thought I would have done at least. Once all the soldiers made it through the board, the board members had us all march in, and from there they presented the winners. Congratulations go out to SPC Newell from the LRS (Long Range Surveillance). He will go on to represent the 1-167 RSTA in the Brigade Soldier of the Quarter Board. The top four soldiers competing for Soldier of the Quarter were all within 2o points. That's a pretty tight race. As for the NCO's, they had an even tighter competition as the top NCO came out only 2 points above his competition. I wish I would have won, but at the same time, I'm am glad. It took a lot out of me to prepare for the boards. Each time, I used a brand new uniform, which meant I had to take a lighter to them to burn off all the strings. Then I had to make sure my weapon was clean (although the second time my weapon had not been cleaned), and don't forget about the studying. It is difficult to study for a board because you never know what questions they will ask. Usually the Army Regulations and the Field Manuals always get me. This time it was the weapons questions that would eventually eliminate me from the competition. Thank you to SFC Kerchal for sitting in on my board, along with SGT Hanseling for putting my packet together. And don't forget about the loyal fan club in the S-1.
Now that the boards are over for me, I have a little more time for leisure. I have been playing in a softball league as well as a basketball league. Our softball team had it's first game on Saturday. We beat the Navy team we faced 16-3. A 1-0 start is exactly what the doctor ordered. I wish I could say the same for our basketball team though. We had a pre-season tournament we were eliminated from after our first game. We lost that one by three. Our second game, which was our first regular season game, went down to the wire as we lost by one. In both games we were careless with our second half timeouts as we needed them in our two close losses of the season. Our next match-up is on Thursday. We have have been practicing a lot, so we should be ready to come out and get our first W of the season.
I have abandoned the whole e-mail thing once I started this blog, but that doesn't mean I don't and won't still use my e-mail. I know some of you have addressed this with me, so if you'd rather send an e-mail, I still check it. Also, some have asked for my address so...

SPC Benes, Brent
HHT 1-167 RSTA
APO-AE-09391

Not much else to report.
Out here.