Nah....I guess, I'll ask, did YOU retire ?????
I am the Guard now. Just on my Dwell Time 1 more year to go before I am thrown back into the deployment pool. I can retire I have my 20+ in, just not sure I am ready to leave them yet or not...
Nah....I guess, I'll ask, did YOU retire ?????
TAKE YOUR TIME, USUALLY, once ret., it is VERY difficult to reenter .....Nah....
I am the Guard now. Just on my Dwell Time 1 more year to go before I am thrown back into the deployment pool. I can retire I have my 20+ in, just not sure I am ready to leave them yet or not...
Man I am glad to hear I am not the only one...
About every 4-6 months I start wanting to be back in the Suck. I miss the random Mortars, Rockets, and the not knowing if this trip down this road will be my turn to find the IED again. The occasional zip or zing of a round near me. The whistle of an A-10 rolling in hot right before he burps a burst of flowers on someone. The gentle thump of Blackhawks, Chinooks, or Apaches fluttering around overhead. The whine and clatter of an M1 cruising nearby. The Troops in my Team/Squad/Platoon/ Company.
Some of the best people I have ever met in my life.
I miss the random Mortars, Rockets
I have missed friends I served with, I've missed the Corps, but never once have I missed Vietnam.
I always wonder if I'm the only one. I miss it every now and then, but it used to be really bad. I miss my soldiers the most. It just felt like I mattered more, there. Out here, they get what they can get out of you and throw you away.
Yes. There are moments.....but after being out over 20 years now they are farther and farther apart.
My heart still screams HELL YEAH , HOOAHH !!! but my ass says sit down stupid before you hurt yourself . atriot
What do you mean by "my turn to find the IED again"?
I have two nephews that were in Iraq and are now out on disability. I did not expect the answer I got when I asked them if they would go back if they could. The answer was affirmative.
Heading out to my first "real" deployment next month. I missed Iraq and now it looks like I'm going to miss Afghanistan as well since this deployment is for Africa.