THE WEEKEND, Saturday

Saturday. Had the NA trip to the US Capitol building and the Pentagon. Got to see inside of the US Capitol with the guided tour. One recommendation is to use the restroom prior to going on the tour. No restrooms for about two hours straight during the tour. It’s a whirlwind tour, so don’t expect to see your state’s statue (hint to Hawaii folks). You’ll need to go see those prior to or after the guided tour. Overall, it was a fantastic tour! After that, we went to the Pentagon to tour the outside (unclassified) & eventually the interior (classified - no photos...sorry). It was another great tour. Proud to be an American! What a great field trip! Priceless!

WEEK FOUR, Friday

Friday, yay! Week four is in the books! We had a presentation in our LE image class covering our agency’s social media websites and critique of it. Felt like I did alright on it. The next class was our Essentials for Leadership class. It was great. We ended the day with the PT class, pushing up the start time to 11:30am, and skipping lunch. It was pretty hot out today, but again, it was like Hawaii weather. Had a nice breeze too. We ran half of the track and did HIITS exercises. Capped it off with some weightlifting and cycling for the bricks. No swimming today, to give it a rest. We later hit the Globe & Laurel Restaurant for some prime rib and great dessert! The owner of the restaurant is a former US Marine, so he caters to the military and law enforcement customers, displaying many LE patches, coins, & other nostalgia. Tomorrow is the DC trip to the US Capitol building and a tour of the Pentagon. Looking forward to it!

WEEK FOUR, Thursday

Thursday. Classes today. In our LE Image class, the rest of the class completed their media interviews. Everyone did great! We have a short presentation in this class tomorrow relating to a review of our agency’s social media posts. Hopefully, I can contribute to HPD’s social media unit when I get back to kick it up a notch. We also had PT today. It was good! Got to lift, cycle, & swim after classes were done. Finished up the evening doing homework and presentation preparations.