Oh.
My.
Fucking.
God.
This, I hold as an indictment of the sad, sad, sad state of kids today, and the sorry examples of soldiers I have to deal with.
A work related conversation led us to talk about using Mecca as a point of geographical reference, as in "Ask him which way he would pray, since he has to face Mecca to pray. Use that as the basis for your map directions from there."
So, our fucking Princess responds, "Where's Mecca in relation to Iraq?"
Okay. For those of you who may not understand the fundamentals of Islam, all good Muslims pray facing the direction of Mecca, one of the big holy cities of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia.
Now, she knows it's in Saudi Arabia, but she doesn't know where Saudi Arabia is in relation to Iraq. Let's look at a map:
Now, if I was back home talking to some girl in a bar, I could forgive not knowing about Middle Eastern Geography. Fuck, put me in the Dakotas/Wyoming and I might be a little shaky in my own country. This, however is fucking unbelievable because:
1.) She has been in Iraq for over a year now.
2.) She has dealt with terrorists who have dealings with bordering countries.
3.) She is a fucking military intelligence professional.
It's like the head of Border Patrol going "Oh, Fuck, Mexico is to the SOUTH of us?"
She's a nice enough girl, but for fucks sake, if she was any more useless in the office...
And before anyone thinks otherwise, I have no issues whatsoever with females in the military. Some of the best interrogators I've worked with were females. This girl, however, should never have been allowed out of Basic Training.
My.
Fucking.
God.
This, I hold as an indictment of the sad, sad, sad state of kids today, and the sorry examples of soldiers I have to deal with.
A work related conversation led us to talk about using Mecca as a point of geographical reference, as in "Ask him which way he would pray, since he has to face Mecca to pray. Use that as the basis for your map directions from there."
So, our fucking Princess responds, "Where's Mecca in relation to Iraq?"
Okay. For those of you who may not understand the fundamentals of Islam, all good Muslims pray facing the direction of Mecca, one of the big holy cities of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia.
Now, she knows it's in Saudi Arabia, but she doesn't know where Saudi Arabia is in relation to Iraq. Let's look at a map:
Now, if I was back home talking to some girl in a bar, I could forgive not knowing about Middle Eastern Geography. Fuck, put me in the Dakotas/Wyoming and I might be a little shaky in my own country. This, however is fucking unbelievable because:
1.) She has been in Iraq for over a year now.
2.) She has dealt with terrorists who have dealings with bordering countries.
3.) She is a fucking military intelligence professional.
It's like the head of Border Patrol going "Oh, Fuck, Mexico is to the SOUTH of us?"
She's a nice enough girl, but for fucks sake, if she was any more useless in the office...
And before anyone thinks otherwise, I have no issues whatsoever with females in the military. Some of the best interrogators I've worked with were females. This girl, however, should never have been allowed out of Basic Training.
Why does the army attract idiots?
It's like the head of Border Patrol going "Oh, Fuck, Mexico is to the SOUTH of us?""
You summed it up so well...
PRICELESS