ENGINEER COMPANY 212th

Reaching the midpoint of the deploy-

ment is a milestone. Hopefully, every

212th Soldier is striving to achieve per-

sonal milestones as well. At the begin-

ning of the deployment, we all set at

least 3 personal goals. Thirty percent of

us wanted to try to complete some type

of coursework (OSHA classes, courses

for college credit, etc). Forty percent of

the unit set the goal of saving some

money, and nearly half the unit set the

goal of getting in shape or working out

more.

Most of us are well on our way to

achieving the goals we set; however,

don’t get discouraged if you haven’t

made much progress or even if you

haven’t started on some of your goals.

There is still plenty of time to work

toward them.

See SSG Hollingsworth if you want

to sign up for some of the free classes

here on AJ. Here’s a partial listing of

the courses offered: OSHA Construc-

tion, OSHA General Industry, HAZ-

WOPER, and Microsoft courses such

as MS Office Suite, MS Sharepoint, and

MS Project. Most of these classes cost

money to attend stateside; here

they’re FREE. Let us know as early as

possible so that we can get you on the

roster to attend.

Come by the company TOC and

let us know if you need help in starting

your Savings Deposit Program (which

can earn you up to 10%apr interest

and can continue drawing interest up

to 90 days after our return home) or if

you’d like to borrow the financial plan-

ning CDs that are available. It’s never

too late to start saving!

If weight loss is your goal, we can

SPC SHAWN YOUNG CUTS STRINGERS FOR A SQUAD LEVEL PROJECT THAT INCLUDES BUILDING DECKING AND STAIRS, OTHER MINOR CARPENTRY WORK, AND ELECTRICAL WORK TO BRING AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE UP TO CODE AND READY FOR USE.

ON THE JOB SEE WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO IN A PHOTO

SPREAD ON PAGE 2 AND 3.

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COMMANDER’S CUP! THE 212TH JOINS THE REST OF THE

205TH ENGINEER BATTALION IN SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. CHECK OUT

PHOTOS INSIDE!

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS SPC ABRAHAM, SPC BELL, 1LT CRAN-DALL, SPC DUCKETT, SPC GIDDENS,

SSG GOODE, 1LT GRANT, SPC KELLEY, SFC KOLLMAN, SGT MARKSTAYLOR,

MSG MILLER, SPC PHILLIPS, SPC RAYBURN, SSG ROSS, SPC SIMON, PFC SMITH, C., SPC STUCKEY, SPC SUTTON,

SGT WEBSTER, SPC WOOD, L.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

1SG BEARD-SOWELL, SGT BOND, SPC BOONE, SFC CLARK, SPC CLENDENNIN, CPT

DAVIS, SPC LANE, SPC NORWOOD, SPC PAGE, SGT SCHAD, SPC VERMILLION, SFC

WATTS, SPC WOOD, J., SPC YOUNG

AUGUST 2013 ISSUE 5

FROM THE COMMANDER

help you with that, too. There

are nutritionists available who will

measure your Body Mass Index

(BMI), calculate your current me-

tabolism level, and figure out your

specific nutritional needs. They’ll

work with you every step of the

way to create and maintain a sen-

sible diet plan that will have you

shedding pounds and keeping the

weight off. If you don’t believe

me, just ask SPC Peppers or SPC

Boone who are both weight loss

success stories!

If you’re not at the fitness level

you’d like to be, our resident per-

sonal trainers would LOVE to

make you hate them at one of

their grueling work-out sessions.

Don’t let the word “grueling”

scare you, though; I’ve heard

nothing but positive reports from

Soldiers taking advantage of these

programs! SPC Swanson con-

ducts high intensity/low impact

workouts at the pool from 0500-

0600 every Tuesday and Thurs-

day, and she also conducts work-

outs on dry land each Tuesday

and Thursday from 1430-1530.

SPC Sveback offers cross-fit-style

workouts each Saturday from

0700-0800. If you’d like to join

ANY or ALL of these exercise

programs, contact the trainers

themselves to get your name on

their roster(s), or come by the

TOC so that SSG Hollingsworth

can sign you up.

The unit’s motto, “Build It Up!”

applies to more than just the con-

crete, wood, and masonry struc-

tures we’re known for. It also

refers to your life. So, take every

opportunity you can to build

yourself. Grow in education. Get

financially and physically fit. Set a

goal to accomplish something, and

then start moving to do it! If you

need help, let us know. We’ll do

all that we can to assist.

As we look back, there is no

doubt that we’re able to point out

the positive differences we’ve

made at Camp Arifjan and

throughout Kuwait. “Building it

up” is what we do as engineers!

Hopefully, at the end of this de-

ployment, every Soldier will also

be able to look back with pride

and acknowledge some accom-

plishments at a personal level,

some part of themselves that has

been “built up” too.

CPT PARKER, RIPSAW 6

MOVING ON UP!

The 205th Engineer Battalion is

comprised of 7 companies, HHC,

FSC, 212th, 232nd, 377th, 922nd,

and the 955th. Two of those companies, the

232nd and 377th actually began their

deployment months ahead of the

rest of us and will soon be leaving. The 377th is the battalion’s other

vertical construction unit and for the

212th that means taking on more

projects, in more locations, and

some major shifting around. For the 212th’s 2nd Platoon, led

by 1LT Albritton and SFC Kollmann

that meant taking their Soldiers on

short notice to replace a platoon of

377th’s Soldiers at Camp Buehring. Second platoon replacing the 377th’s

platoon means that they are the major

Engineering element at their location

and will be the first to receive any tasks

that come up at Camp Buehring. Many Soldiers from the 212th had

just recently come home from a deploy-

ment with the Tennessee National

Guard’s 913th Engineer Company were

already familiar with the area, and the

212th actually stayed at Camp Buehring

the first few days in country, so the as

1LT Albritton and SFC Kollman handled

the logistics of the move, their Soldiers

were able to pack up and be ready for

their move in just a few days. Their move, however has left a hole

in the rest of the company with the company softball teams, as a good num-

ber of players are now up north, and

the friends that have been made now

separated. We look forward to the

platoon’s return and the 212th all being

together again.

(Literally. They went North)

SPC WRIGHT PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON TRIM. SFC COATS LISTENS TO SPC RICHARDSON’S PLANS ON THE

ROOFING OF A PROJECT HIS SQUAD IS WORKING ON.

SGT LEWIS WORKS ON FRAMING A WALL TO SEPARATE A

LARGE BUILDING INTO TWO AREAS.

SPC HICKS ADDS SOME SUPPORT TO THE WALL FRAMING

ON HIS SQUAD PROJECT.

SGT BROWN, SPC MEADOWS, SPC BASKERVILLE, AND SPC

BRADDY CONSTUCT DECKING.

SGT ALEXANDER WORKS ON A TRUCK IN THE MOTOR-

POOL. WITH LIMITED TRANSPORTATION OUR

MAINTENANCE CREW IS OUR LIFE LINE.

BATTALION COMMANDER, LTC SLAVEN PINS CAPTAIN RANK ON CPT DAVIS, FIRST PLATOON LEADER, AND CPT GRANT,

212TH’S EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IN EARLY AUGUST AS COMPANY COMMANDER, CPT PARKER AND THE REST OF THE 212TH

LOOKS ON. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH CPT DAVIS AND CPT GRANT!

IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD ESPIRIT DE

CORPS, AND FOSTER TEAMWORK

AND COMPETITION AMONG THE

BATTALION, THE BATTALION

COMMANDER, LTC SLAVEN, IS

HOLDING A THREE DAY

COMPETION THE LAST 3 FRIDAYS OF

AUGUST. AT STAKE IS A BIT OF PRIDE

AND A TROPHY THE WINNING COM-

PANY GETS TO TAKE HOME WITH

THEM.

SOLDIERS FROM THE 212TH ARE PUT-

TING ON THEIR BEST GAME FACES

AND REPRESENTING OUR COMPANY

ON THE FIELD, COURT, TRACK AND

IN THE POOL. THESE PHOTOS ARE

FROM THE 16TH OF AUGUST. FOR

PICTURES FROM THE UPCOMING

EVENTS ON AUGUST 23 AND 30

CHECK THE COMPANY FACEBOOK

PAGE, THEY’LL BE UPLOADED A DAY

OR TWO AFTER THE EVENTS!

205th EN BN COMMANDER’S

CUP