How Come...?
How come when a reporter gets hit in an IED blast and is in critical condition, they get their names mentioned on every news cast ... but when a soldier dies they just say how many?
I try to think positively and when a fellow Blogger wrote about getting issued gear that his unit was not letting him wear, I wanted to write to him that soon, he'll be in Iraq, and he can wear it over there. But now We are back...and I see the same predicament...
How come they issue us a black helmet liner that looks like a PT cap, works better than a PT cap, and yet we can't wear it as a PT cap? I feel the same frustration that many soldiers feel that the ARMY made a decision to give us new gear that functions better and soldiers are not being allowed to wear it because it was not given a specific name. I've been waiting 16 years for the Army to get smart about some of the gear they have been giving us and now that it is here ... it has to sit in a duffel bag.
2 weeks ago my plane landed. I am glad that the re-adjustments are starting to even out. Soon it will be vacation time, then back to work, then to school to become a Drill Sergeant, and finally re-assignment to a new post where I will serve as a Drill. Guess the re-adjustments are going to keep on coming throughout the year.