I finally have arrived to my unit in Sadr City. The base only takes up a few blocks of real estate, and it is right in the heart of Sadr City. I just took a look outside of the base, and we are pretty much surrounded by the local residential buildings, etc. I arrived last night on a LOGPAC or a resupply convoy. It was my first time "outside the wire" but it went without incident. We were very well defended and were riding in MRAPS- the army's newest armored vehicle.
When I arrived, I got the chance to meet the Commander and a bunch of other people who work up in staff. The commander seems to have much respect over here and I was told he was probably the best battalion commander in the division. He gave me a quick welcome, and told me I will be shadowing him for a couple of weeks, getting a feel for what is going on in the area. I will be riding with his personal security detail or PSD. After that, I will probably work in Operations, helping out the S-3, and then sometime in January or February, I will finally get a platoon.
Yup
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Hey Shig, I'm glad you have a good commander! If I went to that website with the Battalion information you told me about, will I be able to see what your unit is doing?
should be able to. I believe it is at least updated monthly. What is poste is only a fraction of what we actually do though, the rest is a secret =0
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