Archive for March, 2006


Screwed

Finally got around to taking photos of my x-rays from Hanscom. As you can see, the surgeons had to re-align the head of the femur before screwing the three titanium screws into my leg.
Adrienne says the procedure can be done with minimally invasive techniques, using only a small incision to achieve correct results. This is [...]

Adventures at Hanscom

According to a Staff Sergeant in Quantico, in order for my injury to be covered under the military’s insurance, I needed a consult with a military physician, since I lived within 50 miles of a base.
Yesterday Adrienne and I made our way out to Hanscom Air Force Base, located about 30 minutes from my house. [...]

Letter from Lieutenant General Mattis

Dear Mike,
It has been brought to my attention that you were recently injured at Officer Candidates School. While injuries in the program are common, candidates continuing to train on stress fractures until the bone breaks are rare indeed. Your perseverance and dedication demonstrated a lot of fortitude in the face of pain. For health reasons [...]

SULE II

Just got off the phone with a friend from Missouri who is still at OCS. His name is next to mine in the alphabet so we were rackmates and always had firewatch together.
He was on liberty on his way back to the base and thought he’d give me a call. SULE II (Small Unit Leadership [...]