A Picture

Here's a picture of some of the guys and their PL after we snowshoed up the ski slope. Arctic training at it's finest.

I Have Arrived

Today I finally got a platoon. It's an MGS (mobile gun system) platoon which is different from a regular infantry platoon. Right now it's kind of an anti-tank platoon because we don't actually have the MGS Strykers, which is fine because I don't really understand what the MGS Strykers do anyway. It's actually pretty cool to start out with this platoon because there's alot fewer guys than in a rifle platoon so it'll be easier to learn everyone's names and to figure out what's going on. But, even with fewer guys there's still a couple of disciplinary problems that I have to deal with tomorrow. Around July or so a rifle platoon will open up and they will switch me to that, so this platoon with 20 guys will be good practice before dealing with all the problems of a 40-man platoon.

More on Moonbat Idiocy

Fighting a war with 535 generals is not a good idea, especially with these generals.

Leftist brilliance

Might as well take all the guns away too. A military handcuffed by lawyers would be the worst possible scenario for Iraq. "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." -Ronald Reagan. This could also apply to the legal profession, whose members often descend into politics.

Not So Global Warming

Well, I've made it to Alaska. Pretty uneventful trip except for when I drooled on myself when sleeping. It was about negative 5 when the plane landed, which wasn't as big a shock as expected but still ridiculously cold for someone from SC. People seem to go about everyday life here the same as anywhere else except that they have to plug their cars in to keep the engines from freezing. Fort Wainwright has all the same stuff as Fort Benning plus snow and ice. Word on the street has wildlife wandering all over post, but so far all I've seen was what appeared to be a crow on steroids or maybe even HGH. They've got me inprocessing all this week and I'll go to my battalion next week and hopefully get a platoon if one's available. All in all, Alaska gets a ten for presentation, a check plus for nice hotels that the Army rents, a D for convenience for those without vehicles, and thumbs up for awesome views of mountains even if the town is flatter than the proverbial pancake.

Recommended article of the week.
-So, according to creationism, there were no cavemen.
- Good. Their drawings stink and they look like hippies.

Good essay

Long Term Consequences of Defeat

Done with GA

Now I have finally gotten out of Fort Benning. It took longer than anticipated, but what can you expect from organizations run by the government? On March 18 I fly up to Alaska to begin the freezing process which hopefully will be followed by a short thawing process. Until then there are lots of details to take care of involving the shipping of the car and "household goods" up to Alaska. Massive amounts of paperwork and multiple phone calls should get the job done. Gotta love the bureaucracy.


Terence Jeffrey has some excellent insights on government waste
"Patriotic" war protestors
Contact your congressman

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