Back to the grind

Well, after a weekend of a fair amount of partying, it's back to the grind. We have a three day week because of Thanksgiving, so it will be easy. So far the classes have managed to hold my interest, although I have been taking more time to do homework than I would have thought. Nothing too difficult though.

Friday night was my first dining in, and it was pretty fun. It was a cross between a fraternity party and a military ball. The uniform was our Dress Blues, or Class A's, and we got dinner out of it, along with some drinking. There were also some skits put on by the students, poking fun of instructors, the classes, or the Army in general. I was exposed to some of the Army's traditions including the Grog Bowl. It's basically a mixture of 20 or so liquors, and ours happened to look like it was in a toilet. It actually looked... well, I'm not going there, but use your imagination.

If you do anything stupid, or don't follow one of the many rules, you have to drink from the Grog. Of course there were some people who didn't leave under their own power, but overall, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We continued Saturday night with much of the class going to some of the fine bars in Columbia.