I am so grateful.

3 weeks before my Pcs leave. Out with friends to say good bye. Bar closing. I'm drunk. Decide to sleep in car in parking lot until morning. I left the car on. Cops. Detention center. Immediately call my first line. Spouse bails me out. I get out. Pending gomor.

I'm a 42a. I expected as such. But I'm so sad. I'm pretty high speed, I try to be kind. I enlisted later in life. I use to be a manager. People of all ranks come to my S1, barely ever requesting anything but just to vent to this E4 who just happens to have a bit of life experience. I did a mistake. No one Visits to chat. I am avoided like the plague. I am sad.

I've taken full ownership of what I did from day one. Doesn't matter if the car was stationary. It was me, I did this.

I go to work and I move forward. Orders canceled.

I need to redeem myself and restore my relationship with my unit and the army at large. I go to SUDDC. I graduate with flying colors. I go to alcoholics anonymous on my own accord. I even become a spokesperson. I've got merch. People buy alcoholics anonymous shirts from me (rather I give them away. they're free.) I even become a "spokesperson" and spoke in an event.

Therapist writes me a character statement. Ncoic writes character statement. Even my old commander who PCS, wrote me a character statement. My alcoholic anonymous director whote me a letter. My current unit commander told me she would totally write me a character statement if it wasn't a conflict of interest.

The gomor comes. It asks for my rebuttals. I know it's going to be permanent. Every gomor I see in the S1 comes back permanent. But I submitted a letter, and my character statements.

Yesterday my commander wanted to see me. She was happy. She told me "this doesn't happen but the CG actually filed it locally". I was floored. She says that she will still have to give me Ucmj action but she will aim for something like a week of extra duty. I don't care. I can recover from extra duty. We shook hands.

I am glad this happened to me. I am 6 months without drinking. Ive lost 12 pounds. I was using alcohol as a crutch and I didn't even know it.

I can recover from a locally filed gomor. I only have 8 months left in my contract and I am sure I am now re-enlisting now.

Thanks for listening.

Quarter pounder Please