The past few days have been my favorite of the mobilization.

The busy, exhausting shifts coupled with the stress of meeting deadlines seemed overwhelming at times. Nevertheless, I have thoroughly enjoyed the past three days because, for the first time since I graduated from the Defense Information School, I’m putting my public affairs training to work.

I was originally supposed to be in the escort section, but I was transferred to the press desk the day before our Military Readiness Exercise started. I hope I get to stay on the press desk once we get in country, because I think I’ve found my calling in the unit. Although I like the other aspects of my job, I enjoy responding to media queries and preparing press briefings far more and I think I’m starting to get pretty good at it.

All in all, these few days have been a solid reminder of why I chose to be a public affairs specialist.