Deployment
The Dreadful Deployment Day
What a way to start the New Year off. I found out December 24th that I would be flying out on January 1st to Afghanistan. That was the early Christmas present I received from my team sergeant. Thank you Army for having the great idea to deploy me on the 1st day of the New [...]
Getting Ready
Today was the first day that I started to pack for deployment. It is hard to pack for 9 months, but lucky for me, I just came back in July so it is still fairly fresh in my mind what I used and didn’t use. I always spent a lot of money right before I [...]
Qualified to Deploy
We finished up our certifications this week. What a joke. I was even counseled for my nonchalant attitude. Apparently, someone on the team told on me for saying that certs do not matter because I am deploying anyways. I guess that takes the stress out of the “tests”. The best part is that everything was [...]
Preparing for Deployment
It is hard to work for someone that you do not respect. We will call this person MSG X. I know that I am a soldier, but how the fuck is MSG X going to tell me what to expect in Afghanistan, when he hasn’t been there in over 5 years. And how is MSG [...]