Tonight I'm making the drive down to San Antonio to start this new adventure of becoming an RPA pilot. It still hasn't really sunk in yet that I'm not only leaving Omaha, but that I'm switching to an entirely new career field. I guess it's the combination of how I got into all of this and the lack of knowing exactly what's going to happen from here on out that makes it a hard concept to grasp. It feels more like a TDY than a PCS. But I'm sure it'll hit me after I get there, sign my new apartment lease, and I'm sitting there by myself with nothing to do but unpack and no one to really hang out with. But, it's not like I haven't been in that position before, and at least I'm moving somewhere that's actually closer to friends and family.
On a more technical note, I'm three days out from my RNLTD to my new squadron and I still have no idea what's going to happen when I get there. I think it's safe to assume that my first week or so will be filled with in-processing stuff. After that, though, no clue. I was originally scheduled for a class (IFS, for those in the know) starting at the beginning of January, but that has since vanished of my projected training in the Assignment Management System and I am currently not scheduled for any classes. So, along with that, I can't exactly start making plans for the holidays since I'm in the middle of a PCS with nobody to submit my leave to. I guess I'll just figure it out when I in-process. Right now, I have to get ready for the 15-hour drive I have ahead of me tonight. yee-haw!
