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Right on. That's what I like to hear.

Yea, I've got two boards, clearing on post housing, I have two classes I have to do, renee my registration on my truck, get my new place set up, and I have to re-do my security clearance ....plus airborne school coming up in September.

Yep, nothing assures frustration better than cooperative operations. You stay sane and safe.

I came home from my trip to your letter & postcard. Thank you so much! I am hoping to see the boys soon. I miss them terribly, almost as much as I miss you. There's a ridiculous amount of love for you here in NYC; can't wait until you're back and can celebrate.

I'm still waiting on my friend to send me some of the thousands of photos he took during our trip. He works long hours and doesn't have much time to sort through them, but I can't wait to see what he came up with.

Thank you, Sir, much appreciated.

Welcome to admin. The only benefit being on desk duty is that you can effect many more field folks lives for the better than if you were out of doors with the boys & girls yourself. Creating clear path can be very, very rewarding. Best wishes.

Thank you Sir. Glad things seem to be going pretty well for you over there. The girl and I keep looking for pictures of Grrr! She regularly bugs me to ask how Grrr! is doing. Can't wait to collect that HUG in person.

Thanks for your appropriately thorough response. Sounds as though you have a narrow set of parameters to work with and that you are putting your energy into what will best serve the intent of the mission, which is perfect. No news to you but its a nearly impossible situation for the trainees, particularly if the political climate tilts ever so slightly in one direction or another.

I am no expert in the intricacies of the region but have some first hand experience from a billion years ago when there was a superpower trying to make its stamp on the area and it wasn't us. I'm still unclear on much of the reasoning around what went down and I'm still not okay with a lot of it, but I made it through and in all seriousness that's something I am proud of.

I am pleased to hear that there are attempts to screen out warlord aparatchiks, because those guys are bad news. Steer well clear of that stuff, if you'll take the advice of an old hand.

Thanks again and best wishes.

i got one more then i am stuck...i figured i'll be an E-7 by that point so it would dumb to get out or at least go to warrant officer school....the more i wanted to get out of the military the more i seem to find reasons to stick around

happy hunting bruvva!

yr comment re. no american tv at yr gym made me smile

god bless safe weekend

Thanks - TX won't be the same without catching up with you but there will always be the next road trip. When are you getting back?

Yeah, nobody really knows what to make of the potential radiation. At least the Tsunamis were minimal here. I have many friends in the part of Japan where the waves were really awful and am not looking forward to the news I am pretty sure is coming about some of them.

I hope your next day off is as good as the last one.

So true, and while we expect the authorities to take a posture of "order will be maintained" the shift in news outlets approach is really not of any help, anywhere, ever. Once upon a time the news was, at its best, simply the news, being reported and known facts and when presented at all separated from possibilities as a result of news very clearly. Now it seems as though editorializing and far worse passes for news reporting. My mother was a journalist and editorial writer and knew well the difference. She would be appalled at what passes for reporting today. I have an old merc friend who was in Sendai and who is also fine and helping, but his accounts differ from the official and media line so much that its hard to merge the three. Its as thought I am hearing about three different events as opposed to the same one.

I understand things are getting more active and hope you have continued success and that you stay well.