“The general wants to make sure that you understand how much of a favor he is doing for you,” the translator said, without a hint of sarcasm in his voice, “he will allow you to inspect the manhole cover, and you may do so in two weeks time.” I fully understood two things about thisContinueContinue reading “Check Your Hubris at the Door: Sewage”
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AAR: Al Udeid In Review
I could not believe how good Germany smelled. After 195 days breathing the heavy, humid air at Al Udeid Air Base, air that was quite often thick with the scent of sewage and/or diesel exhaust, the crisp, pine tinged air in Western Germany nearly brought me to tears. A quick jog over to the BaseContinueContinue reading “AAR: Al Udeid In Review”
The Deployment Chronicles, Chapter 1
This line is f***ing heinous. It was early February, and I had been standing in line at the Baltimore Airport for over three hours, with little to no movement. The vast sea of uniforms in front of me represented the wide gamut of patterns and styles across all branches of the US military. As theContinueContinue reading “The Deployment Chronicles, Chapter 1”