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I had a Drill weekend the last few days. What that basically means is for 2 days and a night a bunch of other soldiers and myself get to train up on various tasks. Usually it can be quite enjoyable and a nice break from normal life but this weekend was not the best. The wind blew constantly and the temperature was hovering somewhere above freezing. Since we were out in the middle of the desert the wind insisted on blowing dust into my eyes for as long as they were open. Sleep was inadequate and light and the chow was lukewarm and tasteless.

However I must say that my platoon is grand. Recently our company was mishmashed together out of all kinds of different job qualified soldiers (if that statement makes any sense, do let me know :D) Most were Tankers, sosme Scouts and a smidgen of other MOS’s. At first I was reluctant to believe that these troops could become ‘Infantry’ but as it turns out it hasn’t taken long for us to break’em in :D. During downtime, nothing but laughter and conversation could be heard from our group. Moral is high.

Oh yeah, the sand decided to stay in my eye on the drive home. My drive is about 4 - 5 hours from the Armory to my house one way. It really is unpleasant to drive at night with a constantly watering pained eye. The sand refuses to come out as well. I have flushed my eye with lukewarm water half a dozen times. I give up. Hopefully it will come out in my sleep.

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