Call to Quarters - Fork Union Military Academy

“He gets in his Suburban and drives through the front gatewith a smile on his face so wide the corner of his lips aretouching his earlobes. He walks into his office with a cup ofcoffee and the newspaper. As he sits at his desk he rotateshis chair so that he is facing the campus, and he watches cadetsfrom his window. The General constantly looks out hiswindow to make sure no cadets are messing around.”“The General sits at his desk and drinks gallons of coffee.”“He sits in his chair at his desk until someone comes to talkto him about school issues. Then he walks around campus andtalks to visitors. After that he probably takes a nap for aboutan hour...dreaming about what he is going to do when he getshome. Then he wakes up and works on his computer to searchfor important stuff.”“The General comes to work, says ‘hello’ to everyone in HatcherHall. Then he goes to his desk and checks his email. Then hepays all the bills for the new barracks. Then he walks aroundoutside to see what’s happening on campus.”“A typical day in the life of Gen. Jackson: He gets here andgoes to his office and just sits there. He comes out for foodand to go to the bathroom. Then he does some paperwork andthen goes to sleep. Then he wakes up and leaves. ‘Bye!’ hesays.”“He goes to work, drinks coffee, and eats donuts. Then hewalks around campus looking like a boss.”“I think Gen. Jackson sits in his office and waits until someonecalls him or needs him. He also strolls around campus trying tocatch people red-handed or making sure everyone is doing whatthey are supposed to do.”“Arrives at work is the first thing he does. He goes to his computerand sends all the faculty an email about the day’s schedule.The he looks out at campus from his window for a littlewhile. Then he asks his secretary to help him with his work.Then he goes to lunch and then goes back to his office wherehe plays a few games online. Maybe he checks Facebook. Thenhe has a couple meetings and then he goes home.”www.forkunion.com 17