This idea has been bouncing around my head for some time now. My work at Fort Riley has always kept the war foremost in my thoughts as I helped supply and manage ammunition for Army units prepping for deployment. Although I am a Desert Storm guy I always thought that just one more deployment might be fun after I retired. So I am going to Kabul, Afghanistan to help the US and maybe NATO manage their Class V supplies. Essentially, I'll be a bullet banker.
While on active duty, especially in the later years, I had no interest in going anywhere without my new family. Now I face this 179 day walk-about with a bit of trepidation. I do not fear for myself. I fear the loss of time with my wife and son. Living with them is the most incredible experience I could ever hope to have. It seems foolish to let precious time be spent away from them.
So why am I doing this? The answer is not so simple. Duty to country and solidarity with our soldiers, lust for adventure, money (yeah the ducats), career reasons, ad nauseum.....
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