Obligatory Intro Post

BLUF- that's Army lingo for Bottom Line Up Front, which usually means that past that slide are 120 more slides that you will under no circumstances fall asleep during. Also, it is the first example of many Armyish (new word alert) sayings/ acronyms that will pop up throughout this blog. As I was saying (yes I will continue to interrupt my self also- there I go again), BLUF I am new to running my own blog, but not new to blogs. What I have found is that most blogs have a "mission statement" up front or a clue as to why they were started, etc. so as not to confuse those that wander in unawares. Seems reasonable, especially when the title of said blog does not lend itself intuitively to the purpose of the blog.

Here is what GI Josephus is about: the hopefully funny correlations I have drawn between military service and Christian life. The aim is for the participants to enjoy a quick, most likely sporadically posted (Army life is hectic), slice of Army Christ, and maybe make some connections along the way. And, of course, verbal catharsis for me and my need to use parentheses at least 20 times a day. Feedback is encouraged and will help drive the train on this as I do not have the capital on good ideas.

Caveat: Some of things I say may be taken as insulting, my wife and sister agree that I am an insensitive jerk 74ish % of the time. They are not meant to be, I just find most things amusing, even some things which I understand are holy and reverent.

EDIT: I just found the spell check function and I had 12 errors, I bet the grammar police will be having a field day with this one.

For those playing at home see if you can find at least three distinctly Army sayings in this post.