Archive for May, 2008

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Leaving On A Jet Plane….

by FalseMotivation on May 29th, 2008
Posted In: Deployment, OIF V-VII

Don’t know when I’ll be back again. Or so the song goes, here I sit at a terminal at an Airbase in Iraq awaiting that magical flight to Kuwait…then more waiting, and then the magical flight home…no guarantees on the date, the Army doesn’t give itineraries, they don’t plan re-deployments apparently, ha ha. “Hurry Up And Wait”, that should be the motto not “Army Strong”.

It’s all so surreal, I don’t think it’ll hit me that I’m leaving this place till I’ve set foot on American soil. Sure, no more patrols, no more milvan details, no more “[Insert Name Here] Base this is Red 6 Romeo” none of that; but I’m still in Iraq, still here amidst the dust and the rising temperatures. Still on deployment but not working, this is Limbo. My friend Suspect referred to this tour as Purgatory, I disagree…this right here is the Purgatory. Endless waiting for a chance at heaven.

Oh well, they can trap me here past the 1st of June…I’ll get mine. Combat Pay and the extra grand for being in a combat zone for the month of June.

Stay motivated.

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Peek-A-Boo

by FalseMotivation on May 22nd, 2008
Posted In: Deployment, OIF V-VII

Yea, me being online, or making phone calls has been like a big game of “peek-a-boo” as we near the end of this deployment. Let’s just say I have less than a week to go here, and there’s nothing left to do..so we’re switching back to garrison mode. I hate this.

Sure, I’m not a big fan of Iraq; this country sucks, and deployments suck too. Even though neither are fun, there’s a bit of freedom in them from Garrison life. Now they’re wanting our personal ao’s dress right dress, and we’re having tent inspections and gear inspections every day (or every other day). It’s almost enough to make me want to put my kit back on and head back out into sector.

I understand though, they’re trying to keep us busy, trying to recondition us to “normal” life again; but I wasn’t a fan of “normal” life anyways.

Top 10 Least Favorite Things About Garrison Life

  1. Emptying my trashcan and being told there can be no trash in it at all at any point during the day
  2. Having nothing to do but still being held at work until 1800
  3. Having nothing to do all day until 30 minutes prior to 1800, and then staying until 2000
  4. The Barracks Showers
  5. The Barracks Bummers “Hey…could I get a beer man?”
  6. The DFAC
  7. Post Traffic
  8. The Barracks Laundry Room (that never works)
  9. The 6 Beer limit (6 pack at a time in your room)
  10. A complete lack of privacy
So yea, some of these are similar to deployed life:
The showers, the bummers, the dfac, the NO beer limit, and a total lack of privacy or personal space. I guess I’ll transition decently enough. Only time will tell huh?

Stay Motivated, hopefully I’ll have a few more posts before I get the hell out of here.

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