View Full Version : So I"m sitting in Houston...
ryanek9freak
04-20-2010, 15:08
Waiting to head out to Iraq. Feel like a pin cushion with all the damn vaccinations and blood drawn on me today.
F this.
Don't worry, it will get a lot easier when you get there.
Don't let your guard down. Good luck and thanks.
KevDen2005
04-20-2010, 15:12
Good Luck and God Bless
Rgr, thxs for serving... Wish I could do my part. Keep your head down and watch your 6.
Keep in touch as much as you can Ryan.. Good luck..
StagLefty
04-20-2010, 15:18
Good Luck & God Bless Bro !!!
ryanek9freak
04-20-2010, 15:32
Oh, I decided not to enlist guys. I'm actually working for a defense contractor. $85,000 a year is really nice....
Oh, I decided not to enlist guys. I'm actually working for a defense contractor. $85,000 a year is really nice....
Friend, doesn't matter if you're just a contractor... I'm still saying keep your butt down. lol.
If that's too much for you to spend, throw some my way, I have some debts I need to get rid of!
In all seriousness, be careful, be smart.
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refryguy
04-20-2010, 15:36
God Bless and safe returns brother.
blackford76
04-20-2010, 15:39
Be safe, bring us back some stories.
When you get over there, take out some trash for me.
See you there in a few months.
trlcavscout
04-20-2010, 15:50
I would like to be going with you! Be safe!!!
Batteriesnare
04-20-2010, 16:12
Take care!
ChunkyMonkey
04-20-2010, 16:34
Post from time to time. Be safe!
funkfool
04-20-2010, 16:47
Oh, I decided not to enlist guys. I'm actually working for a defense contractor. $85,000 a year is really nice....
What line of work?
Birddog1911
04-20-2010, 17:13
Keep your head down, good luck, and get back here in one piece.
God bless brother. Come back safe
Be safe, thanks for going, get some, and bring me back a AK!
Troublco
04-20-2010, 22:17
Stay safe and good luck.
theGinsue
04-20-2010, 22:32
Ryan -
I echo the sentiments everyone else has expressed. We want you back here safe and sound when your time is up.
It doesn't matter if you are serving in uniform or serving as a contractor, in the end, you're still serving!
Don't be thin skinned though..... While I was active duty, we used to have all sorts of great nicknames for contractors. You WILL be a target of this - but it's all in good fun and humor. Now, I am a scum-sucking contractor, but at least I'm earning a real paycheck for once.
ryanek9freak
04-22-2010, 04:09
What line of work?
Due to security reasons and confidentiality agreements, I cannot tell you who I work for, but I can tell you I'm a heavy equipment mechanic, and I will be in Balad, Iraq.
You think I have alot of guns now, just wait till I come back with a giant bank account hehehehehehe...
I can drive backhoes, Cats, bobcats, tractors, forklifts, and other farm/construction heavy machinery... Do they need some more folks? I could use a giant bank account! lol...
Not sure how my wife would feel about that.
ryanek9freak
04-23-2010, 16:35
I sent you a PM
palepainter
04-23-2010, 16:41
Best of luck over there! Be safe!
GhostRider
04-23-2010, 18:46
Keep your head down, be safe and and bring us all an AK Oh and like someone else said, take out the trash.
Had a friend go over after the first Gulf War, was there all of 3 weeks and they sent them all back, also heavy equipment stuff. Be careful they had to live in a prison type compound, he said he was glad they got cancelled.
Good Luck...
jerrymrc
04-23-2010, 20:57
Had a friend go over after the first Gulf War, was there all of 3 weeks and they sent them all back, also heavy equipment stuff. Be careful they had to live in a prison type compound, he said he was glad they got cancelled.
Good Luck...
I always felt sorry for those guys. I saw a few of the "compounds" in SA and Kuwait. For me after everybody left and I went from 1st ID to the 22nd subcom life was good. Had my own Jeep Cherokee and a room at Kobar. :)
ryanek9freak
04-24-2010, 07:06
Had a friend go over after the first Gulf War, was there all of 3 weeks and they sent them all back, also heavy equipment stuff. Be careful they had to live in a prison type compound, he said he was glad they got cancelled.
Good Luck...
Oh dude, it's nothing like that. YOu wouldn't beleive what my accomodations look like. I have my own container with bed, desk, and bathroom. Joint base Balad is like a college campus with dirt on the ground. There's Subway, pizza hut, Taco Bell, etc.. and MWR full workout facility, a huge Indoor pool, Internet service,...trust me, there isn't much suffering to be had.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Base_Balad
You have to work 7 12's with no days off, but the pay is awsome.
Beprepared
04-24-2010, 08:20
Take Luck....God Bless!
Oh dude, it's nothing like that. YOu wouldn't beleive what my accomodations look like. I have my own container with bed, desk, and bathroom. Joint base Balad is like a college campus with dirt on the ground. There's Subway, pizza hut, Taco Bell, etc.. and MWR full workout facility, a huge Indoor pool, Internet service,...trust me, there isn't much suffering to be had.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Base_Balad
You have to work 7 12's with no days off, but the pay is awsome.
I actually enjoyed my time at Balad. Back then we were being mortared every day a few times a day. Other than that, good times.
ryanek9freak
04-28-2010, 02:41
What a cluster fuck. I'm gonna be stuck in dubai for at least a couple more days, cause the iraqis are being stingy asswipes with their airspace and not allowing any charter flights into baghdad. Now I probably have to take a commercial flight out of Bahrain or Abu Dhabi.
What fun times. On the upside, Dubai is a kick ass city. Its really nice here, lots of stuff to do.
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