I want to start this off by saying a big Atta Boy to Montel Williams for FINALLY putting the news reporters in their places when it comes to the war and the troops. This is from Fox News on Jan. 26, 2008. I think this is awesome and it's about time someone put it into perspective!!
Well, I went on my lovely week training to Florida. I was pretty bummed the weather wasn't any nicer than highs in the 50's/60's. Oh well, it was a week off work with much better pay and I got to gaff off most of the days after class. However, I STILL didn't have my advanced pay and I STILL didn't have my Government travel card by the time I left so I had to put the nice travel claim in once I returned. Let's cross fingers and toes and hope all will go through with the claim so I can get my money back. On a side note, I did get a Chrylser 300 as my rental car while down there so at least I was cruisin' in style.
I'm still plugging away at my deployment check off list. Today I went to B&N and got the Quicken Will Maker kit. That's always a nice book to have to buy. I hope I'm smart enough to figure out how to do it and what to put in it. Never really had to predetermine my destiny before. Not much fun to think about.
We got an email the other day about the uniform for checking into our processing station on the first leg of our deployment. They were saying it was DRESS BLUES!! Are they kidding!??!! Who the hell wants to jack around with packing that shit to only wear for a couple of days. That would take up 1/4 of my seabag. Then, today we get another email stating that now we only have to bring 1 set of working blues. Better, but still really stupid. We are d-e-p-l-o-y-i-n-g....ya know, going to the sand? Dress/working blues not really going to be needed there. Just more stupid shit to take up room and will have to be sent home before we leave the states.
By the way....I read Colby Buzzell's book, "My War-Killing Time In Iraq" while I was traveling for my training. I have to say I was a little disappointed considering all the hoopla that was surrounding the book. I was expecting more hard-core, meaty, in-your-face writing and to me it seemed a little watered down. I'm not sure this was done in the editing of the book or if those were his actual posts. I never had the fortune to have read his blog before the book so I have nothing to reference it to. I would recommend the book though, it was a really good read.
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Im glad he did that on live tv so it couldnt be cut out. The reactions from the news people were great, especially the blond chick...."but were feeding the beast, its what they want." Ha!
The obsession with celebs has gotten out of control. I was walking through the break room the other day and one of the salespeople said " hey did you hear brittney has been diagnosed with bi polar disorder?" It stopped me dead in my tracks, I turned around and said "I dont give a fuck about that hillbilly bitch." He goes, You know you dont have to be a dick all the time. Whatever. I think its sad how most of America cares more about this shit than whats going on in the world. anyway.
Hope you had a good time in Fla. I grew up there and miss it a lot. Sounds like you are getting ready for the big D and I dont mean divorce....(reference to shitty country song).
I wish I was being deployed. I feel like Im going to be the only 65 year old sitting in the American legion who never went anywhere. I finally got some ACU's....I had to buy them myself though.....frickin reserves! Do you know when you are leaving? Ok I have to go write my letter to the commander explaining why I want to be released from the unit to go active duty. Keep posting!
Government travel cards are the devil.
I still can't believe they're supposed to make things easier for us.
my own hero:
Congrats on the ACU's-it sucks you had to buy them yourself though! Have you seen the new Navy cammies? YUCK!! What the heck are we supposed to be blending in to....the ocean?? Won't that make it harder for us to be picked up when we sink?! AHAHA!!
I am so sick of hearing about Britney Spears too...it's crap how much attention she gets that she DOESN'T warrant.
Hang in there, I know you will get your chance at a deployment, this stuff isn't over yet and the Army still needs a few good men! :o)
I leave for the big "D" in a couple of weeks and I'm really getting excited.
It was great to be in Florida amongst my Gator Nation peeps!
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