sgtdub

25 April 2007, My room is a complete mess at the moment. I've been running so much that I haven't kept my room straightened. Mrs. Dub can tell you this is a chore on a good day. I did at least make my bed. I will try to make this a priority soon.
The Afghans celebrate the freedom from the Soviet Union this coming weekend. Well, I should say that the government celebrates this more so than the people themselves. This is one of the largest events, in Kabul anyway, and the parade route ties up a considerable amount of main roads and has caused some inconvenience for many during this last month.
As I had mentioned yesterday, BG Deering came over from Oklahoma to visit with us. The 45th is preparing for a mission in support of Iraqi Freedom during 2008. The National Guard and Reserves have been used quite a bit during the last fives years and the Pentagon is finally trying to get a schedule established so that some predictability in future deployments can come into existence. It is hypothesized that with this next deployment year putting a cramp on units who have done a mobilization in just the last few years, a rotation can start that would ensure us soldiers some time home. The proposal is that only one deployment every five years allow families and employers the ability to plan ahead and are better prepared to deal with the absence of citizen soldiers. Of course, an immediate strain is required to get that plan on line. BG Deering assured us that nobody on this deployment would be required to go next year on that mission. I'm trying to remember if I heard the words "at this time" or not. I better check Wikipedia and make sure that BG Deering wasn't a recruiter at any point during his career.
My neighbor behind my connex, seems to be doing a major reconstruction plan over the last 3 days. I'm not sure how much you can put into a 7 x 9 cell, but they are finding a way to keep busy every evening.
Be safe and have a great day.