Sitting here at the airport wondering what the next three weeks will be like, will it be fun? Will it be scary? Will it be slow paced or insanely busy? The pre deployment nerves have hit hard, and the element of the unknown is surrounding me. This is all new terror for me, every other deployment I’ve ever been on has been at sea, I know the sea, I am happy, comfortable and knowledgeable with the sea, I know the boats, I know what happens on ship, I know my role on ship. I feel safe and get good sleep while being rocked by the waves.
This is a completely new adventure, this is land, I don’t know where I am going, I don’t know where I will be sleeping every night, I don’t know what is required of me (yes I know my trade and I know It well, but what about all the other jobs a soldier does on land and not at sea?) I don’t know where I will be travelling to once I am there. I don’t know where I will be eating, or what I will be eating, will it be packed lunches and IMP’s or will it be restaurants? Did I pack the right amount of required items? Or did I forget something important and will get in trouble?
I know that once my feet hit the ground in Yellowknife and I have met my point of contact then my soldier mindset will take over in auto pilot and I will be just fine.
The element of the unknown can be sure scary but I am praying the adventure is amazing.
Wow. Big change. Somebody must think you are very adaptable and capable! How long will you be up there? I have been to Whitehorse, never to Yellowknife. Terror and exhilaration often ride side by side. Enjoy the adventure!
Thank you for that, yes I guess they deem me capable haha, I’ve only been wayyy up north never just to Yellowknife or by land so I am interested to see how this turns out. 🙂
I am only up there for three weeks. Then back to Halifax