This is a pretty prestigious award, and it’s the second time I’ve received it. This time, I was awarded the Air Force Commendation medal for building an ASP website for the Air National Guard Personnel conference.
It’s really nice to be recognized like this, but at the same time I feel pretty guilty about it. I work with some extremely dedicated people that work a lot harder than I do. I get awards and decorations a lot more frequently than they do. I guess the reason why is that everything I do (like web and database apps) are extremely visible. Another thing I have going for me is that I’m a workaholic. I check my ANG email even when I’m not at work. I connect remotely and work from home often. People notice this stuff.
As for the inspection this weekend, it’s really going great. This is because of the all the hard work of my co-workers out there. I hope they get some serious recognition for this one, because they really transformed the Network Control Center (NCC) into something great. I just hope it stays that way, and continues to improve.
This drill weekend with the Air National Guard has been great. Drill weekends sort of feel like family reunions. These people have seen pretty much ever side of me, and we’re really close. A big part of the monthly drill weekend is catching up everything that’s happened in the past month. We talk about work, motorcycles, football, school, and my future career plans. It’s pretty nice. About all else, it’s the reason why I stay in the guard.
Tomorrow is the last day of the September UTA and the UCI inspection. I plan on riding my bike in and staying pretty low key.
