Well, I forgot to take pictures of me getting my shots. Not much to see really. I thanked the nurse for not paralyzing me or killing me with the Anthrax shot. I think she got used to my sense of humor in between giving me the Anthrax shot (which has a delayed reaction that is not nice), Hep B shot, Yellow Fever stabbings, and 7 months worth of malaria pills. If I can get over there without getting sick from all the shots over the last couple of weeks I'll be in good shape.
We got all our gear issued today. Now the fun part is trying to figure out how to get it all there. We get to ship some stuff over on Wednesday. It'll take about two weeks for it to get there. The rest of the stuff we need to survive on we have to take with us. We can only check 44 lbs of baggage and carry on 15 lbs in a carry on. I think I'm going to make it due to my master packing skills and willingness to live on nothing but my knowledge and good looks for the next two weeks :)
Tomorrow is more briefings, gas mask training and we have to wear our uniforms to make sure we can dress ourselves properly. It's an early day, they're picking us up at 6:45. The early pick up coupled with the fact that we have "one of those guys" in our class that feels the need to comment on everything, it should make for an interesting day.
I should find out tomorrow if I'm flying out on Thursday or Friday. Also, it looks like I will be flying into Bagram instead of Kabul. I guess as long as I get to the right place at some point it's all good.
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