Got my deployment date
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Topic: Got my deployment date
Posted By: brihard
Subject: Got my deployment date
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 7:31pm
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I just wanted to let those of you whore care know that I finally got my deployment date for Afghanistan. I'll be heading out on September 22nd, coming back sometime late winter or early spring. A few of the guys here have me on facebook, and SuperXero (if he's ever still around) is a member of my home regiment, so if there's any word to be passed on about how I'm doing you'll know. I'll probably have some internet access over there, but not much time to make use of it. I'll try to pop in from time to time, though I'll probably be even more of a stranger than I've been for the past few months. I'm just relieved to finally know when I go and be able to make plans. It's been a bloody long year preparing for this. Anyway, there you go.
In before GL,HF,DD. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
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Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:16pm
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Will this make you a "tallywacker"?
God bless and come home safe :) ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Kingtiger
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:19pm
| In during GL,HF,DD. |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:25pm
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Good luck and stay safe.
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Posted By: Akhmed
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:46pm
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Don't be stupid. Good luck. ------------- "Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. " http://zombo.com/ - Most awesome site EVAR! |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:04pm
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Get some weed.
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:07pm
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Kill a hadji for me.
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:13pm
| In after GL,HF,DD |
Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:24pm
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What Roto you going on? Once I know that I can have some reg force guys watch your 6.
Congrats either way. They tell ya where the stopover is yet. And add me on facebook if you like. Greg Robert. Ducimus! ------------- A second class drive is always better than a first class walk. |
Posted By: Ilford Rule
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 9:32pm
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G'luck Brihard. Talk me into joining once you get back.
P.S. GL HF DD ------------- CPro (w/ polished internals) 14" Bigshot BT SBS Various Rails NcSTAR D4B Macro AA 68/45 
CCI Phantom 45 Grips |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:00pm
| Extra emphasis on the DD part of that from me. Best of luck, stay safe. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:04pm
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Keep your head down and remember that a little paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:10pm
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Don't be afraid to use a dead body as a blanket until the scary goes away. srsly DD. ------------- 
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:40pm
| good luck, be safe |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:43pm
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Mack wrote:Posted By: notXXscared
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:58pm
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Good luck, stay safe and be careful.
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Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:01pm
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Good luck Bri.
Please don't die. Then come back and say hi. /had to ------------- 
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Posted By: lilsully4
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:28pm
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Have the greatest respect for you. Hope to see you soon ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:34pm
| Remember to mail me something dude. I'll be in europe for the next two months, but when I get back/ find my new appartment, I'll send you my address. |
Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:41pm
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:44am
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GL:HF:DD:BSU ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:49am
Bang Some Uggos? |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:55am
Fixed :) ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 1:19am
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Fail-stamp those bastards. Skin-hatting would most likely violate international law. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:01am
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Good Luck and come home safe! ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:19am
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wrong Brian Fellows. You must skin hat some fools. Then fail stamp them. Anyway, HAVE FUN!... and don't die. ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:50am
| Be careful. My brother is just finishing his 6 year service. He is about to reenlist for another 6. He has yet to go overseas. He plans on going by this time next year. |
Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 10:55am
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Not sure what the regulations are for Canadian Military regarding alcohol in combat zones, but stay on the straight and narrow while you're there. Too many times I hear of people getting NJP'd for alcohol related incidents over there, and they aren't even supposed to have it as far as U.S. military is concerned.
But you're a pretty smart guy so I'm sure you'll be fine. It will be an exciting and new experience for you...Take every opportunity you can while you're over there, whether it be watch/weapons qualifications, courses, extra curricular activities, etc. You might as well take advantage of what is offered, you definitely deserve it. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:23pm
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Don't die please. I enjoy your threads.
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Posted By: XtremeBordom
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:28pm
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thats uhhh... pretty blunt there Magnum. Anyways, Good luck to you man and don't forget to use your gun! ------------- 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 1:05pm
Blow *stuff* Up  ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 4:19pm
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Don't forget that there is no Skin Hats in Afghanistan only Skin Turbans.
Remember all about Mr. Murphy and be Safe. See you in the Spring. ------------- 
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Posted By: Savior_six
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 5:22pm
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Im in Kuwait right now. Theres a chance that you'll stop by Salem before you take off down range, best of luck. ------------- Team Salem, Kuwait 08 |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 7:09pm
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Thanks guys. I'll do my best to make sure I get back safe and sound. Thor: Roto 6, the Third Herd tour. Finding you on facebook was a PITA. The stopover should be as per normal, but with the new airlift that may have been changed. I'll find out when I get to Trenton, I guess. Chewp: I'll try to find something cool. Maybe a strange hat or some such; there should be no shortage of amusing stuff. At some point I'll try to send some weird and wonderful randomness over that you can distribute in a forum contest or some such. I'll try to enlist someone here from the states for a similar purpose. Frenzy: Dry theatre. I'd never screw around with booze in a place like that. Too much riding on it. Savior: Canada doesn't transit through Kuwait, sorry. Ilford: I expect you to be in already by the time I'm back. Carpe diem, dude.
So yeah, on another note I found out today I'll be one of my platoon's M203 grenadiers as well. We got to fire a fair bit of that today. I absolutely am in love with that thing, though my rifle is now so front heavy it's almost ridiculous. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: im_new
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 7:37pm
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shoot it from the prone ------------- 98 custom pro e-trigger flatline torque loader tippmann expansion chamber |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 7:45pm
I did. Direct hit with the first shot at about 225 metres. The only trouble with firing it prone is actually seeing your target. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Destruction
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 8:22pm
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Freakin noob tube... ------------- u dont know what to do ur getting mottor boatted Men are from Magmar, women are from Venusaur. |
Posted By: im_new
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:06pm
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totally awkward. i never liked the m203 ------------- 98 custom pro e-trigger flatline torque loader tippmann expansion chamber |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 11:29pm
That's the LAW, noob. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 7:38am
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Shoot straight, and keep your head down.
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:50am
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GL:HF:DD:FSSB Fail-Stamp-Some-Femaledogs Pick up a Soviet AK even though you cant keep it. Try to smuggle a Mag or something. ------------- 
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Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:54am
Part the AK, and then mail it to a Swiss Bank Account. if that's even possible. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:56am
No, you can't part it out and mail it to Switzerland. The swiss won't allow that. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:10am
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Do you know how many stupid soldiers were busted after the first desert storm for trying that crap? Some even cut open an air compressor tank and filled it with AK's before shipping home. Kansas and levenworth are both to be avoided. ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 10:46am
Levenworth doesn't even look like fun from the outside; wouldn't want to see it from a prisoner's point of view. Although, I'm fairly certain that the Canadians don't send their military prisoners there. -------------
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:26am
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No, we have something equally crappy.
No way I'm gonna do something stupid like try to smuggle weapons back. There's enough cool stuff I can send back legally. Though a deactivated AK would be neat if I could get a weapons tech to hook me up... ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:33am
OIC, he's a hoser. In that case they'll just send him to...Canada. ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: unvolution
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:34am
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gl:dd:all that other stuff canada has something equal to the US? |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 6:02pm
How's that rate compared to Levenworth? -------------
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Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 10:17pm
| They'd probably send him to a gulag in Nunavut. |
Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 2:40am
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Actually the Detention Barracks in Edmonton (or lovingly called Club Ed) is a veritable hell on earth.
Where every day you must wake up, spout out the standing fire orders, name, inmate number, and formal charge against you. Then you get inspection (where you will have gotten a freshly bought tin of boot polish scraped and polished, as well as your human waste bucket). It's off to chores all day until bed time. You are granted 8 points a day. Points are deducted for poor behaviour. By poor behaviour, they mean if you speak at any time during the day, do "poorly" on inspection, fudge your morning recital, or if they just plain don't like you. You must accumulate 20 points before you are allocated 1x 5 minute smoke break and 60 points before you are allowed to speak unless answering a question to the staff. Since you would fall under the National Defense Act, you do not get the basic human rights that civilian inmates do. That means, if you act out, you can be put on bread and water (with supplements) and put in the hole for as long as they see fit. There are many other aspects to being held in DB, but you get the gist of it now. Anyone know the ins and outs of American military prisons in comparison? ------------- A second class drive is always better than a first class walk. |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 12:30pm
I dunno. But if they're not like you described, they should be! Chances are, they're not. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 5:56pm
Prison hierarchy according to some of the prisoners I dealt with while doing a brief stint in a corrections-related career field:
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:15pm
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I dont see why you cant(legally) smuggle demilitarized weapons back. I know you import demilitarized weapons to the US. Brihard, send me one? -------------
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Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 7:58am
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Send me the head of a kid you killed after raping his mother. BL;DHF;D  Just kidding about the BL;DHF;D  ------------- 
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Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 10:46am
There you go outsourcing. We've got plenty of good meaty heads in this country. Some are barely used :) ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |