Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:07 AM
jfitzer
Update
I sent a letter to some email contacts... I'll post it here.
Hey everyone.
Some of you may have heard that I'm coming home in
february. The IRRs among us will be leaving in february unless they
extend, as they've filled their 545 day obligation. The rest of the
brigade isn't leaving until march or possibly april.
They've made some personnel changes, switched up a lot of the
teams, and I have a new group of guys, some of whom aren't IRRs. So , i won't be
coming home in february.
I promised myself I would get all my
guys home. Now that I have some new guys, I don't feel comfortable
leaving them 2 months early. So i will be signing papers extending me
for the duration of the brigade's tour. The commander knows about it,
and I assume he's gonna start the process. I told him I "didn't see a
point in leaving." That's a lie, I do see a point in leaving
actually... but it wouldn't be right.
I don't like it here, and I don't like this brigade, but I'm
not gonna abandon a new group of guys. I've made friends here outside
of the IRR, and it would be messed up of me to leave them behind. I
hope this doesn't cause anyone any undue stress, but I think it's for
the best
Peace out,
James
So that's the letter I sent to friends and family. Pretty self explanatory.
In addition, i want to post an update to the big change up i was bitching about yesterday. There's more to the plan than what I was privy to... and it's still a pain in the ass. But I'm thinking now it's for the best, given some pretty messy situations at some of the other outposts. Also, it'll mean some time off for the guys, which is NEEDED. These guys are goin crazy.
Have fun, all.
James