Looks like today will be my last full one in the US, so the next entry will be from parts unknown.

*sigh*

I have no further comments at this time.

Life after the military? It exists, albeit it similar form, at least for those of us fortunate enough to continue making a living in our professional specialties afterward. Oddly enough, six months after my oh-so-happy exit from Uniform Land, I find myself right back where I was in November of 2009: Camp Atterbury, Indiana. There's been some ( Read more... )

Last night was my last in the RNCC-South, and I'm I'm going to miss it. Back to the sunlight, and the mad(dening) rush of the daily A Company routine. But it's okay, because even though I have to go back to the lunatics in my actual unit, it just signals the start of the chain of events which will lead me back to the home ranges. A little of this, ( Read more... )

So, as rough as I've felt the last few days, as ugly as my schedule has been, my difficulties now are all physical. Back hurts. Head hurts, not as bad (eight hours helps, even if it is interrupted). Right ankle is sore off and on from aggravating an old sprain the day before yesterday. Sinuses stuffier than usual, probably affected by the sleep dep ( Read more... )

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Well, spring has arrived here with a vengeance. Once the sun is up, it's warm enough that just walking to the latrine and back causes me to break out in a sweat. Also, the sharqi have arrived with frequency and ferocity. Supposedly, they're the Iraqi equivalent of a springtime thunderstorm - a strong cold front pushes in uprooting the hot air in ( Read more... )

Wake up.The clump of boots upon the wooden breezeway ( Read more... )

So as I was saying, sounds ( Read more... )

Of course, the things that I've seen and experienced help to define the places I've been. Belize was best defined by the green of the jungle, the color of the birds, and the trips out and about. Haiti was spent watching the stars, filling generators with diesel, and smelling the smells. ZOMG, the Smell of Haiti. *shudder* Dom Rep was about the ( Read more... )

Lots of dribs and drabs here, hence lots of lj-cuts to give you a sense of what's here. Weather's cool-cold at night, though still somewhat warm during the day, sometimes into the 70s. The Army is still the Army. All the rest I give you below:

( - I really miss everyone. )