Hello, or 'Ahoy' as the case may be. Welcome to the blog. Here's where I plan to wow you with tales of the sea and the Dark Continent. Or, if that fails, make you laugh at someone who would willingly lock themselves up on a floating steel box for ~6 months. Translation, Ken's being deployed with the US Navy.
I plan to post to it as much as possible, but it may be days or weeks between stories.
Sooo, I'm just about ready. I've dug the Seabag (that's a 'duffle bag' or 'big green bag' depending if you're Army or civilian) out of the attic and with Shawna's help restored it to it's former glory from the first time I was deployed (in 1988!). You can't take regular luggage on a warship, so you pack everything you think you'll need for the next 6 months in one or two bags. Uniforms, shoes, toothbrush, civilian clothes, fingernail clippers, socks, towels, etc. Sounds fun eh? Dave hooked me up with a couple of the bags he used in Iraq (from the size I think he could have smuggled home a camel in them), so I have a matching set of the finest Milspec luggage.
I either leave in 7 days or 9 days, depending on which version of orders the Navy gives me. And I either go to Tennessee or Italy initially for processing. You would think those two places are not interchangeable (ha! you're obviously not a Navy personnel processing type)...but those of you who are/were military...or that work for any government agency will probably understand. Then it's back to Virginia to hop a slow boat to Europe, and then turn 'ta the starboard' for Africa. Can't wait!
I plan to post to it as much as possible, but it may be days or weeks between stories.
Sooo, I'm just about ready. I've dug the Seabag (that's a 'duffle bag' or 'big green bag' depending if you're Army or civilian) out of the attic and with Shawna's help restored it to it's former glory from the first time I was deployed (in 1988!). You can't take regular luggage on a warship, so you pack everything you think you'll need for the next 6 months in one or two bags. Uniforms, shoes, toothbrush, civilian clothes, fingernail clippers, socks, towels, etc. Sounds fun eh? Dave hooked me up with a couple of the bags he used in Iraq (from the size I think he could have smuggled home a camel in them), so I have a matching set of the finest Milspec luggage.
I either leave in 7 days or 9 days, depending on which version of orders the Navy gives me. And I either go to Tennessee or Italy initially for processing. You would think those two places are not interchangeable (ha! you're obviously not a Navy personnel processing type)...but those of you who are/were military...or that work for any government agency will probably understand. Then it's back to Virginia to hop a slow boat to Europe, and then turn 'ta the starboard' for Africa. Can't wait!
Oh MY Goodness!!! I had NO idea you were re-deploying!! I'm sooooooo glad you're doing this blog so we can keep track of you. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about the blog! It will be fun keeping up with you. So glad that you are able to do this. What an adventure for you. "See" you later.
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Tennessee. Italy. They speak strange in both places. Ad Atlantica per aspera! db
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