"Continuation of military service" brief

Today I woke up early and went to the "Continuation of Military Service" briefing at 7:30. The purpose of this mandatory briefing is to inform soldiers about the benefits of the Reserves.

In theory, it's a good idea -- and there was good information there -- but for me it was a waste of time. I am being medically retired, so there is no option for me to do that.

To be fair, this was neither a surprise nor unavoidable. As I came in, the instructor told me his session was oriented toward enlisted personnel, and that I could skip it if I wanted.

Instead of sitting through his spiel, I could wait until 9:00, then set up an appointment with the office across the street, and attend the scheduled appointment. Call that Option A.

Option B was to sit through the half-hour that I had planned -- in advance -- to waste, sign the attendance roster, and move on with my life.

I went with Option B.