Thursday, March 11, 2004
When we arrived here, in theatre, we were told that there were many females in the camp and that some were “for rent”, as it was put to us, and some were CID (Criminal Investigation Division) pretending they were “for rent”.
Field sanitation here is very impressive. Hand cleanser outside the chemical latrines and sinks with soap and paper towels at every entrance to the dining facility (DFAC) with posted instructions to wash ones hands. I was hit hard when I saw the Pepsi soda fountain, but bounced back when a noticed they had Coke too! The civilian workers seem to be indigenous and Filipino staffing not only the DFAC, but also the PX, Baskin Robbins, coffee shop, snack bar, and Subway.
The Company gets along well and AFAIK there have not been any incidents of stealing, but now that we are with thousands of other troops around, we need to be more careful.
Whatever the critics say, this is an international coalition. So far, I’ve seen Japanese, Thai, Hungarian, and, I think, Spanish soldiers.
The National Guard has taken its licks for not being active duty, but gone are the days of drill weekend injuries being caused by falling off of bar stools. In fact alcohol is not allowed in any Pennsylvania Army National Guard facility. Still, we get teased and even tease ourselves: When we found out we were being called to active duty, one guy remarked, “Yesterday I couldn’t even spell ‘soldier’ and today I am one!”
Field sanitation here is very impressive. Hand cleanser outside the chemical latrines and sinks with soap and paper towels at every entrance to the dining facility (DFAC) with posted instructions to wash ones hands. I was hit hard when I saw the Pepsi soda fountain, but bounced back when a noticed they had Coke too! The civilian workers seem to be indigenous and Filipino staffing not only the DFAC, but also the PX, Baskin Robbins, coffee shop, snack bar, and Subway.
The Company gets along well and AFAIK there have not been any incidents of stealing, but now that we are with thousands of other troops around, we need to be more careful.
Whatever the critics say, this is an international coalition. So far, I’ve seen Japanese, Thai, Hungarian, and, I think, Spanish soldiers.
The National Guard has taken its licks for not being active duty, but gone are the days of drill weekend injuries being caused by falling off of bar stools. In fact alcohol is not allowed in any Pennsylvania Army National Guard facility. Still, we get teased and even tease ourselves: When we found out we were being called to active duty, one guy remarked, “Yesterday I couldn’t even spell ‘soldier’ and today I am one!”
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