I strength train.\u00a0 Badly, but I do it.\u00a0 Having become a disciple of the Starting Strength method, I’m pretty well bought in to the Stress-Recovery-Adaptation model of organism development.\u00a0 It applies to pretty much everything.\u00a0 Just as in weightlifting, there are genetic\/physical limits on how far the developent can go.\u00a0 However when you’re really weak at something, you can get better rapidly by just getting after it.\u00a0 Put in your reps and sets, recover, and as a living organism you are hardwired to adapt.\u00a0 If you’re good about the recovery (take long enough, get enough rest\/nutrition\/etc), you’ll make a positive adaptation and be better at what you’re doing.<\/p>\n
Case in point: Mission planning.
\nAs you will have noted from the previous post, I am recently PCS’d to my last duty station.\u00a0 Ft Hood, TX.\u00a0 “The Great Place”.\u00a0 Thus far, I’d have to admit there are some things which make this environment less great than some previous installations (the fact that you could probably hang meat in the G5 office where I work being near the top of that list…).\u00a0 But as a whole, it’s been good so far, and I dig the CAV mentality and people.\u00a0 Why I mention that is that we’re working through iterative Command Post Exercises (CPX) in preparation for a large Warfighter Exercise (WFX) next year.\u00a0 CPX 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 will each be a ‘workout session’ if you will, when we’re prepping for CPX 4 (overseas) as our last warm-up for the WFX, our weightlifting competition if you will.<\/p>\n
Right now we’re in the midst of CPX 0.5.\u00a0 I’ve had access to the network and a computer since Monday, and because the rest of the shop is on leave\/TDY\/PCSing, I’m the primary G5 planner for this thing.\u00a0 Maneuver planning is distinctly NOT in my wheelhouse.\u00a0 EVALUATING the actions and their relative closeness to executing the plan is where I should fit in, but when you’ve got nail to pound and all you’ve got is a protractor… good luck with that.\u00a0 So, I’ve been hammering nails with a protractor.\u00a0 And will continue to do so until the maneuver guys get back.<\/p>\n
But I’m better at it than I was before, and it’ll be a little easier next time.\u00a0 Which is good, because there will inevitably be a next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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