+1

Last week, I and 7 other classmates fullfilled our '+1' requirement. This course requirement involved engaging with the local community in order to tell the Army story. We volunteered to help build a handicap wheelchair ramp for a needy family near Petersburg. The first day we assembled the major pieces of the handicap ramp in a warehouse. The second day we went to the family's residence and constructed the ramp. Overall, it was great to help out a needy family and spend Veteran's Day doing something constructive. However, the weather just plain sucked and I was borderline hypothermic after four hours of building. I am not sure why we HAD to do it in the rain (no specific reasons were given); but after a hot shower and several beers I was back to normal.