2 days, 2 blogs. You can tell I'm pretty bored. I keep calling the scheduling folks about my flight to Baghdad and they keep saying "no update." My deployment clock started when I got to Kuwait, so I shouldn't be so anxious to move on. I can stay here and be safe.
Problem is, I'm stuck in an 8-man tent and the power was out all day today. So, the living conditions suck enough that I'm willing to go to Baghdad and start working my 13-14 hour shifts now.
I did manage a 7-mile run today (5 on the treadmill). It was crazy windy today with dust/sand everywhere, so I was forced inside. I even tried a nap, but the tent kept banging on the side of my bunk bed and waking me up.
I've had 3 web cam sessions with the family. I don't know who invented web cam, but I owe the dude a beer, or 12. Greatest invention ever for people separated from their family.
As bad as this deal is, I'll probably learn an incredible amount. I'll definitely learn what's truly important to me and what's worthless. I'll also learn what it's like to be in the military. Over here, I'm around enlisted troops all day, eating crappy food, and living in tough conditions. Throughout my career to date, I was always surrounded by officers, eating great food, and living a pampered life. By the time I leave here, it will have taken 15 years, but I'll finally have spent 6 months in the military.
177 days to go.
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