american_exile

I Live Again!!
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So did anyone miss me?
Its good to be out of the field, I tell you. So For a month I went down to graf and did some training, mostly cooking. shot an AT4, qualified on my M16, and a grenade launcher. I kicked ass, naturally, at anything I was assigned.appearently thats not good enough to get that waiver so I...
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The Army is lead by idiots. Seriously, they cant even make simple decisions that dont involve blowing something up.
Anyways, why am I mad at the army today, you ask?
well, because my "leadership" cant seem to figure out if Im going to be on rear d or if I'll be going to graf for a month.theres so many other long term decisions they cant...
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Well, friends, Im free from training for a week and thought I ought to at least update my journal here, Training was pretty easy all things considered. One more month of it and then its time for me to take some much needed leave time to go back to the states and fit in a visit to the U.K. on my way home.
So theres...
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well my friends, tommorow im off to the field for three weeks. I'll miss you all. they are making me seal up all my highdollar equipment so i wont be able to chat with you tonight. If you like to get in touch with me, email me by CONTACTING me thru SG. Take care and please dont drop me from your friends lists.

So nothing eventful and positive has happened to me in the last week or so because DRUGS!! were found in my unit and my chain of command has decided that all those soldiers living in the barracks are second class citizens now. On monday i was awoke at 245AM! for a fuckin piss test. no big deal but then I didnt get off work till...
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So, because nobody asked for it, And I really enjoyed the movie, I thought I would post a review I wrote for Garden State. I'd like to combine my love for movies with a job in the journalsim industry.
Garden State
Directed by: Zach Braff
Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman
Rated R: for Language, Drug use, and a scene of sexuality

Garden State is a...
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My role model died on sunday.....



Also, SG, decided to decline the group I was hoping to create, I felt like a club where members could either come to review movies they saw recently or read those reviews to see if they would like them would have been a great group. While there are film clubs, they involve alot of rumors and film worship, whereas...
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well, Ive finally thawed otu from the field training that my unit did for the last two weeks. and now my unit has a four day weekend coming up. cool, no? except my platoon sergeant has decided that we need to work in the dfac for two of them. THIS WILL NOT DO,dammit! I was supposed to go to amsterdam. FUCK FUCK FUCK! everytime i...
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well, wasnt that a nice weekend? i had fun, it was nice not to be cold but i have to go back out into the field for another week and a half. yay. so leave me some happy thoughts for when i coem back ok??

Im Baaack! Thats right, kids. Life threw me for a loop and I fell off the face of the SGearth for a bit, During tht time I had to go out do soem field training with my unit in the bitter fucking cold, not very fun. But I return, Im Good for another three months at least. Ive been a member of SG for almost...
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