I haven't read all the comments on this post but I would like to make one.
I spent many years in the military, the majority of it in the USAR (United States Army Reserves) and this is the time of year that the USAR and National Guard units conduct their "annual training." It is the time of year many of them conduct exercises based on the unit's overall mission.
So, seeing a train moving equipment is not unusual. There may also be many convoys throughout the country.
This is one explanation and not the only one. Just something else to think about.
Their annual training has to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, or they will have a bad attendance for that year and will be processed out.
Not necessarily processed out but they will have a bad year, which goes towards retirement. However, having a bad year AND poor attendance or poor evaluations could be grounds for being processed out.
I believe the original poster was talking about equipment movement, which is a sign of a unit's participation in something.
I haven't read all the comments on this post but I would like to make one.
I spent many years in the military, the majority of it in the USAR (United States Army Reserves) and this is the time of year that the USAR and National Guard units conduct their "annual training." It is the time of year many of them conduct exercises based on the unit's overall mission.
So, seeing a train moving equipment is not unusual. There may also be many convoys throughout the country.
This is one explanation and not the only one. Just something else to think about.
Their annual training has to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, or they will have a bad attendance for that year and will be processed out.
Not necessarily processed out but they will have a bad year, which goes towards retirement. However, having a bad year AND poor attendance or poor evaluations could be grounds for being processed out.
I believe the original poster was talking about equipment movement, which is a sign of a unit's participation in something.