Off to the sandbox

Hi everyone. Well, after 2 months of training at Ft. Dix it looks like we are actually in danger of going somewhere. I was beginning to think I'd be stuck in New Jersey forever, a victim of some Army version of limbo/hell. Not sure we as a unit are much smarter than we were 2 months ago, but the time was very beneficial in one aspect: it allowed us the chance to work together and come together as a unit. We are light years ahead of where we were before we left in that regard. Can't talk too much about our mission and where we are going to be stationed, but I can say that we will be in the north, mostly around Mosul and Tikrit. I can also say that my job will require me to spend most of my time at headquarters, I will be what in the old days was termed a "REMF" for rear eschelon mother f***er (ie someone who stayed safely in the rear) and is today called a "fobbit" or a"fobgoblin"(for someone whe stays safely in the "FOB",or forward operating base, the Army's new term for a base). This of course makes Kathy happy, and I must say I'm not too thrilled about the idea of getting myself blown up or shot for this endeavor so I'm not too upset at the prospect either. Anyway, I have to go for now. We leave shortly and there's a lot we still need to do. Take care. Ed