...Have officially been broken in. Rolled around town to visit some police stations and Iraqi Army compounds this week. First time outside the wire for most of the platoon. Only 8 of us left from last tour.
Our platoon has been severely reduced in numbers thanks to force protection details and the like. Fortunately, our AO has been quiet. We'd be in real trouble otherwise.
I don't know which link along the chain of command is seriously broken, but the bullshit is rising to dangerous levels. Never in my darkest nightmares did I imagine ammo would be difficult to find in Iraq. The typewriter fixers and journalists seem to have it, but us infantry folk sure don't. I haven't seen a single 5.56mm tracer round or a single 12 gauge shell since last tour. Something is wrong here.
The dudes we've been rolling with in the outgoing unit seem alright, but some of them seem to think they're the hardest dudes in the world and we don't deserve to share the FOB with them. We don't act tough. Seems like the guys who have really sucked through a deployment don't need to act like tough guys. This whole thing is seriously lowering my opinion of 1/25.
Someday, our company will fix itself and figure out where we're actually going to live, and when it does we'll get internet in the connex. When this happens, my posts will go back to somewhat organized, thought-out entries. MWR computers with a time limit seriously harsh my writing style.
Thanks to Dude for linking to my blog on his front page. He's an extraordinarily talented writer and fellow 5-20 combat vet. Check him out.
From Diyala Province,
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ReplyDeleteBe cool.
Dude's Dad
keep writing, whether people comment or not. I don't always comment, but I always read what you write.
ReplyDeletetake very good care
Thanks for the link back. You got good stuff.
ReplyDeleteA tip for writing - you probably have a USB drive, so write on your laptop (or someone else's) and save it so you can pop it into the MWR computer. Unless they changed their policy that is. All of the internet cafes at Warhorse allowed USB drives the last time. That thirty minute time crunch isn't very conducive to writing, especially when it takes twenty minutes just to load your e-mail
Hey there,
ReplyDeleteI found you linked off of milblogs.com. Couldn't find a contact email address so I'm dropping you a note here.
I'd like to invite you to the beta of a conservative grassroots news site, rightriot.com. The site isn't strictly military but a number of our members are past or present soldiers. You can join and link to your blog there, or just post a blurb about rightriot.com on your blog so that your readers will see it. Help us in the fight against socialism in the United States.
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Bill Wilson
Rightriot.com
Thanks for the update Jordan. We won't always comment but we will always read what you have to write. Stay as safe as you can.
ReplyDeletehey guys, thanks again for reading and stuff. i don't write so much for the comments, but they sure are nice to receive. dude, i actually showed up at the mwr with a legit post on a thumb drive, and read your comment at the same time. great minds think alike, apparently. rightriot, i appreciate the offer, but i'm not a conservative. i'm the average moderate with leanings to different sides on different issues. thanks though.
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