First Post- Check In Day !!!!

Well,....  22 hours of driving,  about 10 cups of really bad coffee,  wafflehouse, McDonalds, and "The Country Inn" in Knoxville and Woodbridge VA, and I am finally here... Marine Base Quantico (VA) for the 248th session of the FBI National Academy.

I will be posting on a regular basis (I hope) and will keep it updated at least a couple of times a week with photos, comments, anecdotes and anything else I can do.

A couple of notes from check-in day--

*Getting an AT&T signal here is like Rocky Balboa chasing that chicken in "Rocky I".  You gotta stand on one foot, lean into the wind, hold a metal coat hanger in your teeth and hop in order to get a signal.... 1st stop tomorrow will be off-base at the local Verizon store for a doper phone. (Known outside the law enforcement community as a pre-pay phone)..  Seems Verizon is truly the only carrier here.  I had hoped my new souped up Android Skyrocket with 4G would work, but apparently Verizon could give a crap less....  Anyway-  Prepay doper phone on the agenda tomorrow.

*Check-in was seemless except for the poor little guy that came in the door directly from the airport after a 20+ hour flight from Vietnam,  no english, and first trip to the U.S.  A couple of us helped get him situated but things were pretty comical for a while.  Luckily everyone here is very professional and willing to help each other and we got Tuan (I think thats his name) checked in, fed, and taken to his room.

*I all ready miss my Rachel (and yes, the pups to).  I will be relieved when I get to see her again in a few weeks. Meanwhile..... Verizon phone and lots of calls.

*Dinner was not bad.... not good....but not bad....Fish, Veggies, grapes and an orange.  Gatorade and water to drink..  followed by.... yes another really bad cup of coffee.

I will try and post photos on Monday if I can get the wireless here to cooperate with my department computer...

Until then.... :)