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foxglovehp

A Good Army Day

Nov 08, 2009 20:15

Two days, actually. APFT, urinalysis (not so much fun), SAEDA (Subversion and Espionage Directed Against the US Army) training, and mission support "in the building". Some frustrations, but overall not a bad weekend. I'm just getting back to drilling, and am taking over as NCOIC of my team. I'll see how things play out in the near future. Gods ( Read more... )

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supergirlat40 November 9 2009, 02:40:09 UTC

Over 40%--I didn't realize that.

I'm hearing that the new standard is 12 months deployed, 6 at home.

A friend's husband just got back after 12 months in Iraq and was told he'd be home for a year. He was at his dad's funeral when he got a call that he was going back in a week--after being home for only 5 months.

foxglovehp November 10 2009, 01:45:19 UTC

Yeah, reserve takes it in the shorts. Active duty goes for 36 months dwell time. The reserve tries for a year. But that's a guideline, not policy.

o_2opine_o November 9 2009, 13:31:55 UTC

BTW, the men and women killed on Ft. Hood were not killed by some deranged gunman.

And I am so sickened by the PC spin, being spun out. It seems to me, who knows nothing of the military, that a PC handling of this, would do more to demoralize our fighting forces, than anything. And when I follow this line of thinking out, it sounds diabolical.

The shootings themselves may not demoralize, but a soft handling of the shooter... Well... It sure will demoralize me.