Anytime an Army pilot arrives at a new post, they have to get to a status called Readiness Level One, which just means that they’re familiar with the local flying procedures, the local area, and their new unit’s mission. This can take several months. Here in Korea, since the default tour length is only a [...]
The Army has determined in its institutional way that morale is a good thing to keep high. As such, every so often, they let people out of work and take them on a field trip. The nature of the trip varies according to the circumstances–one of my friends was in the Old Guard previously, and [...]
I was awakened this morning by an unexpected phone call: there was an alert and I had to get to the company right away. Outside, I could hear a horn blaring; when I stumbled out into the rain, the first thing I saw was a startling number of people running around in uniform, in vehicles, [...]
In case anyone was wondering, this is what I was up to last week. The reporter dramatizes quite a bit, but the essence of the story is correct.
I visited CIF today to get my Korea gear. They sent me home with a depth and variety of cold weather gear which, while gratifying to have, implies an almost terrifying lack of warmth. It comes with an instruction manual entitled “Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System.” The illustration on the cover diagrams in [...]