10 years ago today, I packed up my backpack, got on a bus, and reported for Basic Training in Great Lakes, IL.

It has been a very, very long 10 years. 

And today I’m at that “point of no return”, where I am halfway to retirement, and I’m very fortunate that I’m in a career I love, at a great command, and walking a path that - hopefully - will take me to great places.