Round one of the travel is complete, I am waiting near the Bagdhad Airport until 8 PM tonight to get on a manifest to fly to Kuwait. Currently, I am at FOB Striker, one of the huge FOBs that surrounds Bagdhad International Airport. There is a nice gym here, I will probably head there next. I got here on a convoy about 0430, got a bunk at the temporary quarters (4 other folks in the tent), one of the other folks in the tent decided that he had to turn on the light right at 0700, just to help everyone out. After he left I just turned the light back off.
As I understand it, Kuwait is the hardest part of the trip, that is where you have to go through customs and make all of the arrangements. I will let you know. Kind of funny, throughout my military career I have done some things that weren't easy and a lot of folks either quit or didn't try at all (Airborne School, Ranger School, Special Forces Qualifications training) and I am sweating what some admin punk will say to me in Kuwait, sigh. I has to be easier than the 25 mile road march during Special Forces Assessment and Selection, probably easier than 8 weeks with no food and sleep (Ranger School), might not be easier than Airborne School, alls I had to do was jump out of an airplane 5 times there. I will let you all know.
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