Hello all. This is only my third (or is it fourth) journal and while I know some of you have me watched, I truly only do this for me.

I am going to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class on 1 november 2008. What does this mean? Well, in the Army, there are positional assignments and then there are Promotions. Sometimes the coincide but mostly they are independent of each other. I have recently been assigned to the Pentagon and this promotion could be missinterpreted as coming with or from that assignment. Let me assure you that they are unrelated. The process for getting promoted in the Army assures that personnel are promoted based on thier merit and potential. I would have been promoted in November whether I was at the Pentagon or assigned to a unit going to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Now the process continues. I will be attending advanced training next year and prepping myself for further evaluations and positioning myself to be highly competitive to be promoted again in the next three to five years. Wish me luck.