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Posted: 7/16/2008 10:31:23 PM EDT
Just found out this past weekend that I am getting activated to go to the sand box . Any other members out there doing the same?
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Yes.
For sixty (60) whole days! OPSEC dictates that I don't get too specific, but it's gonna be like a trip to the beach--only there's no ocean. Sixty days will be good. I'll recover from jet lag, figure out the chow hall schedule and come home. Don't hate. Join the Air National Guard. |
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BASTARD! My deployment could be up to about 400 days |
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You finally got someone to authorize your orders.
What did that cost you? |
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Yes. |
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Nevermind |
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Here's a link of who is deploying.
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Gee GMW my concern was for people we know who might be going. I wasn't looking for info to sell to the enemy. |
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I wasn't bustin your chops Gibby. It was aimed at the OP. |
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Fair enough. Let me clean out my sandy mangina, now where did R-32 go? |
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Been to my house have ya? |
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They grabbed a bunch of people from my unit to go with them. I was half expecting my name to be called, but they didn't. Only because I was selected to go last time.
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Colonel Kapral is a good man. You guys will do well with him. Speedy Travels!
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Max 398 including REFRAD. You must be from the 91st? 205TH? Sounds like we backfilled a large number of bodies. Drop me an IM......I'm in Yakistan time now. ( BEFORE ANYONE decides to read me the riot act regarding OPSEC....google and read the local papers.) |
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They won't let me go this time. I even tried to talk to the battalion commander into letting me go as all they'd have had to do was send me back every 3 or 4 months for a ct scan. I sort of got this look from him, . My company commander would have been willing though, but no deal. Oh well ce'ste la vie.
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You fellas are amazing specimens of manhood and you make much of our dream a reality, thank you for volunteering to serve!
Rogo |
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I'd go in a heartbeat. I want some Iraqi AK furniture, especially some of that hand craved stuff.
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I'd go if they let me........ |
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He dropped the ball... |
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You know technically I didn't drop the ball the docs cut it out of me......... so I get to go to Benning and Gordon a little late, but better late than never.
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Do ou know Josh Pantel |
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Yes commo, (to please the wife and get a better civie job) then I am going to change my MOS as soon a I can get away with it, perhaps cambat engeneer, or 11b not really sure yet......
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I'd love to head back if they'd let me. Iraq is better than the civilian life.
(and combat pay is nice) |
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I guess someone forget to tell the Wenatchee World about OPSEC.
Battle ready
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What OPSEC did they violate??? All the dates for moving to McCoy have been cleared through PAO as well as what our mission will be....no date discussed about movement to Theater..generalization for the month only.....not to mention an embedded reporter, means everything is already reviewed /cleared........We cant stop soldiers from talking but if they talk about.
-TTPs -Area of Operations -Classified material -Weapons/Vehicle capabilities then there gonna get hammered... |
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Relax, 161, the comment about OPSEC was nothing more than a friendly little jab directed at an earlier reply. There was even a little smartass emoticon at the end.
One ARFcommer basically gets told by another that "Loose lips sink ships" for simply asking who else is deploying to Iraq while the local media prints much more detailed articles on the subject. Good luck over there. A coworker of mine is going as well. |
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Ditto on the good luck. I've got two friends deploying. One is with E Co, 1-161 and the other is B Co, 181st.
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