Making the Leap...: gee, I stand out

06 May 2006

gee, I stand out

As if the camo wasn't painfully obvious (and did no good getting me through security any faster), people really enjoy staring when I talk on my cell phone in Portuguese. Sometimes I think that gets more attention than the uniform wearing.

Anyways, at the airport, too tired to do schoolwork, but must stay awake for boarding.

I don't think there's enough coffee in the world to keep me awake right now.

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A bit of history...

There was a call for volunteers to deploy in Spring of 2006. I volunteered, was selected, passed the screening process, and was sent to reclassification training to go from being a bandsman to a human resource specialist. After graduation, I was home for roughly a month. I met the rest of my new unit right before we were sent to mobilization training. Once validated, we were sent overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

I left university, quit my job, dumped my foreign boyfriend, and said a few very painful goodbyes. But I don't regret it one bit.

In early August, I was MEDEVAC'd out of the desert. My unit was just a few weeks away from going home. Now my only job is to get better. The irony is that they returned to their homes before I did.

The Army has offered me disability and temporary retirement pay. I'm taking it. Bye bye combat boots.