In the 'NArmy' now.

I am now in South Carolina at Camp McCrady on Fort Jackson Army base to begin my Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training (NIACT).  This program trains Navy people like myself in basic combat skills so that if anything bad happens over there we will at least have some idea of what to do.  There are sailors here that will be travelling to Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibouti, but the vast majority will be heading off to Afghanistan.  For the Afghanistan and Iraq bound sailors we are issued Army Combat Uniforms (ACUs) like the one above since we will be serving in Army commands, hence the nickname 'NArmy.'  From here on out we will have to wear this uniform or our Navy Physical Training uniform (PT gear) at all times.  Alcohol is  prohibited from here on out as well because we will be handling weapons. 

The accommodations here are a bit spartan.  As you can see behind me in the picture we are staying in open bay barracks - not a lot of privacy.  The lower bunk behind the brown chair is mine.  So far I can say that the food is pretty good, and the people are nice... and hey, there is even wifi access.  The real training begins tomorrow.