Staring Into the Heart of Darkness

We lost four more so our numbers are down to 34. They all quit on their own accord and they were all  good people- this just isn't for everyone. The rest of us seem to have embraced the mentailty that we've invested too much already to just give up. One of our cadre calls it the momemnt that you stare into the heart of darkness and keep pushing.

The first drill after Phase I left us with some hope that things would get easier in Phase II since we have such a tight knit group of strong leaders- but the cadre are just requiring more and more from us to make sure we still struggle through this course. All part of the game- and for good reason. This shouldn't be an easy course to get through.

A note for the leadership- learn from the people who had the position before you. You're going to make mistakes, but don't make the mistakes that have already been made.

We have a guidon now, so that's cool- our motto is Vires Et Honestas (Strength and Honor) and some of the artists in our class created our logo.

We keep pushing on, embracing the suck so we can get those gold bars.