My 4ID guys are leaving

Today starts the long 3 weeks of the active MP's leaving, all my MP's are going home! It's bitter sweet. On one hand I'm glad they are leaving an going to be home with their families, on the other that means I'm gonna have to train more soldiers to do a job for around a month. I got to know these guys and there really cool. I have been lucky to be able to meet a bunch of NCO's on this deployment that have ha a big impact on me as a soldier. MSG Shaw was a great guy who told it how it was and didn't take any shit! He is a lot like me can't stan stupidity especially in a war zone. Gonna miss him and all his funny sayings, but shit moves on an slowly I will be getting new guys and see what the army and this deployment has in store for me. Yesterday was my 28th birthday, the last 2 I have missed due to training and deployment. You would think I would be used to it can't count the amount of stuff I have missed due to the military. It sucks but family makes it ok with all the love shared and I am thankful for them.

Halfway there

So I'm almost at the half way mark for the deployment. Things are starting to get really crazy, with personnel changes and stuff like that. I think it's just we are all home sick and we are all tired. I know I am! I am set to reenlist at the end of this month for six years and that would make me a career soldier. After the so years that would almost give me 20 and that's the magic number then full retirement and no worries. Can't forget the incentive to stay in this shitty unit is 15,000 big ones so I guess it's true money talks! It comes at a great time with krystina not working and going to school full time we came pay off the car and save for the year or so she is in school, and I will be able to fix up my truck without worrying about paying the bills. One other thing is I got a coin from a Special Forces group for doing their customs inspection! It's pretty bad ass and I am going to get coins to give people for helping out the 539th MP while being here I will put up pics of both. Well guys take care and I will write soon

October already!!

So it's October and things are going ok, just feels like I'm doing the same shit day after day. I am the only one from my unit that is here and that's gonna be changing soon with the 4ID. Guys leaving soon. I am pushing to he one of the most knowledgable MP's in the unit back here. Also, my contract is up and I'm in my window to reenlist. I am thinking of doing a 6 year extension and that would almost put me at 20 an I will be able to pay for the majority of Krystinas school and fix my truck up when I get back. I will just be stuck as an MP for at least 3 years in my unit unless I promote out of it(that's in the works) I am working on a waiver to get me promoted to E-7 so that would be good. Well I have an early morning so I will write more tomorrow! Take care.

It's been a while

Hey guys I know it has been awhile since my last post. Well since everyone left from my unit I have been doing a lot of customs, with one MP doing it for pretty much the whole FOB it's a lot of work. I have been doing none stop reports too; if it isn't for my unit it's for town hall meeting or a guide book or some army meetings I have to attend. I know it's not as bad as Bering in BAF but it's still a lot of work. With the 4ID guys leaving soon there will be another process with either bringing in more MP's or just me and another guy from my unit. That's gonna be interesting coming here soon. I did take my PT test the other day! I did really well and I lost a couple pounds and shaved off like an inch or two on my waist and added almost a half inch or so to my neck!!!! O and dropped 2% body fat so that's bad ass I hope to see more of that by the time I leave Afghanistan. Well I will try to post more often, take care.