Cureless

The office atmosphere has never been this glum before the ascent of that new commanding general. Everwhere inside the camp, I hear people are talking about reorganizations, reassignments, and possible field deployments. Personnel and commanders who are staying for more than five/three years in the garrison are ordered to be relieved from their current positions and be assigned elsewhere. Moreover, enlisted personnel who rank Corporal and below are rumoredly to be assigned in field units, not in the garrison.

The news is definitely negative for most of us. If our commander won’t appeal to the new directive, everyone in the office shall be reassigned. And the final outcome - the office will be dissolved because most of the senior personnel here are over-staying and the junior personnel (us) are not even ranked Corporal yet. I have no personal claim to the revocation or exemption of the office from the directive. In fact I would want to be reassigned so I can justify my resignation (if ever that happens). However, my seniors (especially the females) who have already established their homes & families near the garrison shall be left in disarray.

Besides, I don’t really get the point of this commanding general’s reorganization scheme. Sure, if someone takes the highest position in the organization, there will be some sort of realignment. But these orders of reassignment due to the grounds of over-staying and ranking? How essential would it be for the organization? This creates a whole fuss that would mean adjustment to the least and reset to the maximum. I’m now beginning to think that these gimmicks are but a product of an egocentric, rusty-brained, traditional-minded leader like the new commander.

Let’s give some proofs of his notorious orders. I hadn’t mentioned about several personnel bogging down during the turn-over ceremony last Saturday. Now the news is everywhere. These people are now dismissed from service as ordered (according the sources) by the new commander. Oh, I could just imagine how Joy Borge would jump for joy, being discharged for bogging down during the flag raising activity. (But now he’s gone AWOL and the lucky guy wouldn’t be experiencing any of these.) And just while writing the previous lines, I heard my senior asking if I’ve gone to the finance center wearing uniform without the upper garment. Supposedly if that person is identified, she will be outrightly discharged. Whoa, I’m like so scared. Now, I wish I really have gone there.

Let’s just see how his plans fare and produce extremist groups like the Magdalo.

On the other hand, I see some positive implication of this new commander’s notoriety. Yesterday morning was our usual taebo & jogging activity hour. Surprisingly, the oval lane in front of the grandstand was full of people! Indeed the news about his reputation has spread like wildfire on a dry grassland. Now it won’t be hard giving myself motivation to become more physically fit.

Well, the toad wouldn’t be commander for long. He’s old and would retire as soon as we file our termination leave next year. I have to admit that I’m a little bit jaded about the organization now. I hope the new ones aren’t.

[EDIT]Yay! SUE ME! Sue me for calling you ‘Toad’! It’s LIBEL you know. Drop me from the roster and I shall be more than happy! Yadda! Yadda![/EDIT]