Wednesday, April 20, 2016

New MODAs


The next crop of 22 MODAs arrived in Camp.  We had to sponsor at least one to help get them through the endless Army paperwork and settled into their rooms.  Some had worried looks of Taliban behind every tree, but most were just happy to finally get to work after seven weeks of training.  Our Class is now betting how many of this new batch will be sent home before their year is up.  The class before mine has sent home 10 of the 23 that came (clearly a dysfunctional lot), but ours has only lost one so far.  Like I said earlier, this country wallows in shades of gray, so if you are a black and white thinker, and can’t live a simple life in a cramped setting, then this place will chew you up. This latest batch is very friendly which should serve them well.  At the end of the day it’s your ability to get along with people that will save you (figuratively and literally). 
 
 
With a New MODA. Note the style differences
 
 

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