Sorry for the inactivity. There, the formalities are out of the way.
Currently, I'm am deployed to Afghanistan with the Army National Guard from my state. I've been here a few months and have decided to spend some of my time letting you kids know about some of the interesting and absurd and otherwise-labeled people and events that I have experienced.
First off, a little background: I work in an office. I work in an office for 12 hours almost every night. I am in a battalion headquarters position. I monitor and report from 3 separate computer systems of varying security levels and 5 monitors. Sounds fancy.
I have several stories already, and it seems silly as a blogger to unload all of them right here, right now (great, now that song's stuck in my head).
So I've come to find out that people are nasty. Some of these people that are fighting for your freedom are coming back from their respective office jobs, staying in their uniforms, even keeping their boots on, going straight to bed, waking up late, and coming back to work in week old clothes and underclothes. Some of these people that are fighting for your freedom like to shave their short hairs in common areas and wait for the hired contractors to clean up after them a day later. One guy took a dump in the shower...twice. And just to clarify, it wasn't emergency-style poo, it was a full-on turd...twice. Didn't even hide it. Like I said, "nasty". If you have a deployed service member in your family, please encourage them to clean themselves. Don't force them to spend every waking, non-working moment Skyping with you. Tell them to clean themselves and stop embarrassing you. Just saying.
Zombie tip:
So it really is a shame that TEOTWAWKI is supposed to happen while I'm over here. All of that prepping (by reading the Internets) and I can't go home to bug out. So today's zombie tip is when prepping and training, include your family and friends. However, when you include your family and friends, make sure you've vetted them. While it's to be expected that the leaders and the led will fall into place over time, you must insure that the leaders and the led do not become the crutches and the moochers from the start. Everyone contributes. Everyone preps. Everyone is responsible for their own survival.
