For Those Who Have Forgotten: Rumors were floating around this summer of a mysterious person training and being slapped around at the Tuck School of Business in the remote woods of New Hampshire... Finally on July I appeared and things got really loud. Yes, you guessed it... It's Barrett Bilotta. After finally giving into the pressures of technology, I am posting my first blog. And, it seems to be perfectly timed because I'll return from training with the U.S. Army soon. In fact you will see me on 18 FEB 2008 at 0530 instructing daily P.T. This will be mandatory for all Dexrex employees Monday through Friday! No no I'm just kidding, (I bet Nick just spit out his drink when he read this) no PT. However, I am going to make Derek a nicer person. And, the office may get louder by approximately 10-15 decibels due to massive amounts of excitement and intense conversation. On a more serious note, I do want everyone to know that I am extremely excited to come back and work with the team.
For those who have been living on the moon for the past 6 months, you might not know where I have been. The real question is actually where haven't I been? Been doing some ARMY Training..HOOOAH... I started on Sept 1st where I reported to Fort Benning GA. I was there for 8 weeks, then I reported to Aberdeen Proving Ground MD. That's where I am now. Fort Benning is the home of the U.S. Army Infantry. Everyone is angry and pissed off with huge wads of dip in their mouths. Aberdeen Proving Ground is where the U.S. Army tests all of its equipment and explosives. They have research labs and explosive tests sites, so all we hear is explosions. It's pretty cool, I could see Derek working here later in life for fun, just blowing stuff up.
Tomorrow I go out into the field and will have no means of communication with the outside world. They are giving us 180 privates fresh out of Basic training and we have to run combat operations with them. It should be pretty interesting. I will be 1st Platoon leader, but I'm not sure what we're going to do. It will probably involve some kind of mission or a patrol. Anyways, if you see Derek pacing around nervous and being angry, its probably because he is upset he can't talk to me (or at least I hope that's the reason). So when you see this just give him a Hershey's kiss or if he is on a low carb diet feed him a piece of cheese and he will feel much better.
OK, I have rambled on long enough. In closing I want to say that I have heard many great things about what the team is doing. I am extremely proud to come back and work side by side with dedicated and bright people such as yourselves. I look forward to becoming closer with everyone and I know that we are going to have many good times in the near future. Just ask Derek about all of the Boy Scout outings we went on together. I have no more to say, but I will post again soon. Godspeed!
BB
