11 Sept 2005 - excerpt from email to MikeI just got done talking to the XO. I went in there and was like "sir, I just wanted to touch base with you about the issue, whether big or small, about my professional relationship with Lt G." Long story short, the XO said his issue was [...]
The first of many mild (depends on your perspective, I guess) cases of sexism I experienced while deployed. Looking back, it wasn't a huge deal...except for the fact that professional reputation is HUGE in the Marine Corps, so any unwarranted infraction made against it is particularly upsetting.8 Sept 05 - Thursday 0315Long day today/yesterday. Walked [...]
GySgt Sweeney and brand new 2ndLt Sarah PlummerWritten in the spring of 2002 for my Sociology of the Military course, I dug up this little gem while trying to clean up some files. http://sasapluplu.hubpages.com/hub/The-Sociology-of-Marine-Corps-ROTC-Midshipmen
One of many group style emails I wrote to friends and family while I was deployed. This one describes a particularly unique event. Read on to see...6 September 2005, Tuesday 16:30I know you all love it when I start off my emails with my work outs ("I don't know if you heard me counting, but [...]
4 September 2005 - Sunday, 22:30I'm sitting in my room with Kevlar and flak on because of a "Code Red." I'm not sure if it is a drill or for real. I'd gone to the phone center again tonight, left two messages for Mom and Dad and two for Mike then got through to Rachel. [...]
2 Sept 05, Friday, 1600I went to bed depressed last night. I became exhausted in the afternoon and sad after only getting one letter in snail mail (but it was from Margie, so that was good of course J ) and no email from Mike. Home from work late, one hour to wait to get [...]
pics of my first room at TQ29Aug05 - 20:00Got up early to run again today and it went well. Chow, internet, at work 10-5, chow, internet café. Good emails from Kate, Theresa, and Chris today and finally got one from Mike from 11:00am Sunday his time (simple, but nice). I hope we get mail tomorrow. [...]
27Aug05 - Saturday 11:00 - Ali Al Saleem Air Base, Kuwait I am in a great mood. Just got back from the phone center here and bought a phone card and got to make some good calls. On my third try (after trying twice last night), I got through to Mike and had a good [...]
0300 - So, I am officially "in country." We stopped in Frankfurt, Germany on our way over from the States. The USO was worthless and it was a short stopover. Got to Kuwait yesterday about 7pm local time, I think. Waited around awhile, got ammo, waited, bus ride to Camp Victory, check in, unload gear, [...]
What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? - it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.I finished reading On the Road a few of weeks ago. Although, [...]