Friday Night in Ft. Campbell

So, some may ask "Why John, why are you in Ft. Campbell? or "What is Ft. Campbell?", or "Where is Ft. Campbell?". I'll answer. First, Ft. Campbell is an Army base, it is the home of the 101st Airborne a very storied and decorated group for sure. It sits on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky about 50 miles North of Nashville. Those are the easy answers. Now for the harder one.

Why? Bottom line, it's a job that pays the bills. It is a very rewarding, very fulfilling job and sadly it happens to require me to be out of town for now. I am doing Financial Counseling to Service-members and their families. Most soldiers have significant debt and our job is to help them learn how to spend less and save more (or maybe at least save something). The job entails training and presentations along with one-on-one counseling. Those who know Al Jameson will know that he has done a similar type of thing, just on the "touchy-feely" side. Ft. Campbell currently has 21 "touchy-feely" and 3 financial counselors, these are in addition to what the Army is providing in-house.

While this is not really where I would like to be this Friday night, I am thankful that I have a nice income stream to keep things like electricity. So, here I sit. By the way, it's snowing like crazy! It has been since about 3pm, won't be going far in the morning!