So it's finally come time for me to bid a fond farewell to the folks here at CJTF-101. Not quite yet, but soon enough. That being said, I've decided to go ahead and make my post-deployment (and thus, final) entry on this here deal.
Over the past few months, I've had a lot of things happen. Some positive, some negative, and some neutral. That being said, I really don't have much to say on all of it. Yeah, it was definitely the worst deployment I've been on of the three (including this one), and yeah, I never want to go on another IA for the rest of my time in the Navy, but I fully understand and respect the fact that I'll probably have to, anyway. So, I went and made an order for a Dell XPS m1530, one of the top gaming laptops.
Aside from that, these past couple of months have been one instance of Army drama after another. They've tried taking me from night shift to put me on days, where I wouldn't have done one bit of good. They've tried taking other people from night shift, and doing the same with them. Then they tossed around the idea of completely swapping personnel around from the days to the nights, and then changing people around in terms of what they do in the Helpdesk.
Yes, it's been a hectic couple of months.
But, that's alright, because it's all almost over. I've got a new place to stay lined up, the electricity and cable set to turn on before I get there, and everything else is all taken care of. What's more, I was able to reduce the number of seabags I'm taking with me from the four I came with down to two.
In the end, if I could impart only a couple things on anyone for this whole thing, it would be to come with plenty of entertainment, brace yourselves for a culture shock, and don't expect the worst, because this place, despite my initial (and current) complaints, could be a lot worse than it really is.
No, it's no Qatar, but it's definitely better than other places out there.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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