And up walk our four n00bs, all recent graduates from the Arabic program at DLI and AIT. It suddenly dawned on me that I had more time in service than any three of them put together. I quickly moved away, screaming obscenities at them. (Actual event occurred 13APR05.)

This morning, after checking how my stable performed last night on Martial Combat... er, researched vital mission essential information, I checked my AKO (Army Knowledge Online) email (the official email of the USArmy) on a lark. Well, no. On a computer. But, anyway... I received an email, this morning, at ~0600. The email was from the personnel office letting me know that the report date for my PCS (Permanent Change of Station) (the date that I would show up to my gaining unit), had c...

Please note that the Marine Corps colors are *not* Yellow and Pink, they just look like that under fluorescent lighting. Honestly, if you want to make your own colored icing, use the "professional" strength food coloring... the others just aren't vivid enough. It was the nicest I've seen GJL, though. He was truly touched that a bunch of Army pogues would get the Marines a cake, or even figure out when the Marine Corps birthday was. I clued him in that I had been a wanna-be back in High ...

There was that time, in college, where I went with the Army ROTC. I was a sophomore, and had just come over from Navy ROTC due to poor grades. They assigned the Cadet Commander as my battle buddy, which was still intimidating to me, because I was so n00bish. Besides, the guy had been enlisted during Desert Storm, so that gave him some cred, right? Well, probably not, but I'll never know. I do remember being in the prone with him while this other cadet, another prior enlisted who was pl...

My first day at the unit was Single Soldier Day out at a local lake. All the soldiers on post, except those with additional duties, were out at the lake having a barbeque, or playing volleyball, or hiding their beer drinking. Only those who had duty driver, or staff duty, or who were of such sufficient rank that they could not go or were able to choose not to go were not there. There were three people at the unit when the sergeant who inprocessed me called to get someone to pick me up. ...

I'm not allowed to wear it backwards any more. Neither is SPC Blue Eyes (once she gets one). As a protest to this (and to the other uniforming "standards" recently implaced), I'm going to wear my Gortex jacket everywhere *except* in the super-air-conditioned work area. So, bleh.

pseudosoldier: (pointing at board showing organization of Platoon) What the fuck is that? greywar: (not looking) I know what you're pointing at. I said the same thing. ps: That is so... gw: Yeah. Well, that and the fact that they got it from [that unit that's like ours, but not nearly as nice, except for the fact that they're in a much nicer place than Hell]! I mean... SSG Eclectic Music: What? Wolf den? What's that? (ps sulks) gw: Warrant Officer Liberation Front. W...

They're all still assclowns.