Major K.

Can we shoot back?

Yesterday was very interesting. The morning started off with more medical and paperwork processing that I had missed while I had food poisoning. I got my second installment of Hepatitis B followed by Smallpox in one arm and anthrax in the other. Anthrax hurts. Smallpox itches. The rest of the day was spent in mandatory briefings. The most interesting one was the Rules of Engagement (ROE) brief. It provoked a lot of questions from the men. Evidently, they are concerned about just how legally sure they have to be that they are in imminent danger before they can engage targets. Worried about going to jail for defending yourself? You must be from California.... Meanwhile, we are still trying to get unpacked between being poked and prodded. I still have a lot of Command and control (C2) architecture (computers, maps, communications stuff to finish setting up. We're making progress though, and I am pretty well pleased with the vast majority of the team we have put together so far.

Mobilization Day

We showed up at 0730hrs. It is now almost 2030hrs, and we are finishing up for the day. Probably a harbinger of things to come. I am motivated and eager to get on with this. I am just bummed about leaving Lucy for so long after we just got married. She's been great though. I am a lucky man.