Starting Fresh

I'm through my first couple days of training at a videography intern with the Public Affairs Office at Fort Knox. So far it's been training, touring, and getting a basic understanding of the military.

Day 1:

I arrived here Tuesday about 20 minutes before I had to be here. I like cutting things close. It took awhile to get checked in, and as it turns out I was the last girl to arrive which meant I got a room to myself. I decided I was okay with that. It's making meeting people and talking with people a little harder, but I definitely appreciate the room to myself. After getting checked in and meeting everyone we took off to dinner at a Chinese buffet. My second Chinese meal that day. Oy. The rest of the night the other interns and I hung out and just talked amongst ourselves and with some Army guys staying in the same hotel.

Days 2&3:

Powerpoint presentations galore. Learning what we're going to do, learning about the military, getting a tour of the building, getting a tour of the base, etc. etc. etc. It's been an adventure. It's been a little intimidating coming into a military world as a civilian with no more knowledge than what I've watched in war movies. Even to get a pass for my car I have to get a notarized letter from my dad. I'm secretly terrified I'll do something wrong without realizing it and get surrounded by Military Police, but I'll just pray that doesn't happen.

Something the other interns and I discovered is there isn't a whole lot to do in the little town of Radcliff, KY. The past few nights we've been hanging out, talking, going to dinner, and just getting to know each other. It's a fun group of people and I'm looking forward to spending the summer with them getting to know them.

I'm also really looking forward to starting the actual work. I'll be following around a company of ROTC cadets and filming them to ultimately make an end-of-cycle video. I will go with them to most of their training sessions (or, at least the visually interesting ones). What I'm most looking forward to is the fact that the Army is very accommodating of us and will help us get the all the shots we could possibly want. I'm not afraid to try anything here so I guarantee I'll be hanging off the top of the repel tower with a camera (strapped in of course), going through water for the close up shot, and climbing through that high ropes course to the best of my ability. It should definitely be fun. Another day tomorrow and then home for the weekend to do laundry and get all the things I neglected to bring!