A Year In The Sandbox

Finally I have orders in my hands and have completed outprocessing! No more checklists to complete or appointments to attend. Well, I have to go to immunizations tomorrow for my 3rd Anthrax and 2nd Hep B vaccine, but that’s it for real.
I had a going-away Friday night out at The Place. [...]

Monday was M4 qualification. I wasn’t too worried about it since I had already qualified expert on the M16 and there’s not too much difference between the two weapons. They threw in a curve though, we had to qualify wearing a bullet-proof vest, Kevlar helmet and web gear. The vest alone weighs [...]

The Air Force makes you jump through a lot of hoops for the privilege of going to Afghanistan. I’ve had to go to more places, see more people, and get stuck with more needles than you could imagine. I finally got my leave approved and got my combat arms training date, I talk [...]