Whoo. Posting, and such ( Read more... )

So, in a smattering of rediculous irony (ironic for me, anyway) we got our Warning Order for deployment orders a few days ago. Looks like, as it stands I'll be deploying to Iraq sometime between November and January for a year. Of course; by next month it's going to completely change and we'll be leaving for Afghanistan in September for 15 months ( Read more... )

So; I realized the other day that I had never actually seen the Generation Kill miniseries. Picked it up a few days ago and just finished watching it. It was good; and overall pretty much what I was expecting, except for the ending, which I thought was amazing. There are a few things that stand out though that are pretty much true; the first of ( Read more... )

So, I'm reasonably sure that I'm pretty much the only one who will read this that has had any experience being directly responsible for a subordinate. Like, own them. You'd think it would be pretty sweet right? Like he'd wash my car and cook food for me and do all the nifty things that privates do ( Read more... )

So I had my promotion board today for Sergeant, and passed with flying colors. Homg Kelshin as an NCO. Who would have thought? o.o

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Life in General: 8/14 (57%)
Relationships: 10/14 (71%)
Religion & Politics: 1/4 (25%)
Social: 22/22 (100%)
Travel: 12/20 (60%)
Vices: 10/12 (83%)
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So Im definatly back home in Chicago...and find myself with nothing to do somehow. Kind of rediculous that I have no plans other then the usual NYE bonfire with Nocturn. O_o

I am bored and bored. So do it ( Read more... )

Hah, I have the nets! Suck my dick, NCO Academy; and you can shove your "Screaming Eagle" up your dick. >:|

This school is fucking gay. But at least I now have a loophole.

So the army in their infinite wisdom has decided to send me to PLDC(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLDC) on Oct 23. It's fucking shitty, because I really don't want to go. I could have happily gone my entire term without going. Essentially, they're sending me back to basic training ( Read more... )