Rock and Roll Soldier

Since I've been back down to Tallil, I've been watching people as I go about my day to day life. We haven't started our new mission yet, so I've had some time to just kick back and watch stuff.

I've seen soldiers berated for not wearing a reflective belt at night. I've seen soldiers corrected for things like a dirty hat or body armor, or having hands in their pockets or smoking while walking down the road. Violate a rule, and you might not get in to the PX or chow hall. MPs are giving tickets to people who don't wear seatbelts, and conducting mass searches for pornography.

I feel like I should be angry and yelling and making a fuss about it, but I can't. I just don't have the willpower. HAHA! It's just simply amazing to me that there are people in Iraq who have so little to do, that they have time to enforce all the inane rules that they make. And invevitably, the people making the corrections, bereating the soldiers, are non combat arms pukes who never leave the wire.

Honestly, what the hell does it matter if a soldier's ID card is expired. You're gonna turn him away from the CHOW HALL for that? I don't know if i can stand all this stupidity for another 5 months. If not for the extension, I'd be on my way home in 3 days.

 And for gods sakes... not allowing soldiers to have porn!!!?!??? That's just ridiculous. I can't have a playboy magazine, because it's "culturally unacceptable" in iraq.

 Well, last I checked, iraqi's didn't go in my room. It's just another rule to keep soldiers in a constant state of lockdown.

Until next time, Cheers from Cell Block Tallil.