I have someone who is in the army national guard, SF5.  He just got back from afghanistan almost 2 weeks ago.  He SAYS he is in Washington D.C. being debriefed.  Could someone who has EXPERIENCE in this area please tell me why this is taking so long, or is this man full of it?
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A friend of mine is coming back from afghanistan and his debrief will take abut a month.\n\ni think he is telling you the truth
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Hey! Last week is not very far... l think you will hear from your brother soon .definately, they don't take them by force! and if they are being taken by USA for military training..., its not easy but l believe  they will make it and soon get used to it. more hopefully everything will be alright...
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Thanks for the link. I sent an e-card. Shout out to Specialist Thomas C. Gordon of the US Army. Thanks homey. Thank You to ALL those who have served. Just because I am against Bush does not mean I will not do my duty as a patriot today and pray that you can all come home ASAP!
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Most likely he is in the field on maneuvers. If he isn't in the green zone you wont hear from him because of security reasons. There are quite a few fake profiles on this web site that post on these pages daily. I want you to know that it is Republican propaganda. I think it is really cruel, and they do it to get points. These people are sick, and mostly high school children that have never seen a day of combat. I am sure you will recognize who they are, one of them is on the top 10 high scoring page in Politics. Check him out!!! There are more too, and they post they are in Iraq, and everything is just beautiful. You wont see any Yahoo posts from soldiers in a security risk area like Iraq unless your in the Indian Ocean on a ship. Your going to have to be patient, and he will have a chance for leave in 6 months or so. I hope this helps..
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I was stationed at Ft. Belvor VA--right next door to DC.   (MP)   I was there a year.     Easy duty!!  did lots of traffic and Arlington funerals.
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my husband went and he cant wait to go back. he is very proud of what he is doing over there...i think part of it is the military brain washed him though. he has a thing about muslims stating there is a very fine line between a muslim and a terroist. And he doesnt trust them. He has killed some and has no nightmares...i know a bunch of people who are glad they went and dont mind going again.
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Where are they going to find the National Guardsmen to do this?  Most Guardsmen are at the maximum time they can be involuntarily called to active duty.\n\nAnother thing to remember is that we are soldiers - not border patrol.
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25, was active Army, 25F (Network/Switching systems Op/Maint)\nI just exited the service after 6 years and 7 months (was stop loss-ed for my second Iraq tour), and the things I ask someone else that was in Iraq is where they were, what they were doing, and whether or not the local nationals nearby would "misbehave."  The answers to the first and second are always different, the third one is usually yes.\n  One thing I've learned about the news is that the news only exists where the reporters are, and it is only as good as their understanding of the situation.  There were so many things that I've witnessed that the news would mention as side notes, using the phrase "reports of..." because they didn't have anyone there.\n  One thing I've always wanted people back home to be aware of is that the situation is both worse and better than what they hear.  The news only seems to focus on US casualties, but never talks about police forces built, infrastructure repaired, people helped, anything with a positive outcome, etc.  The news also misses the significance of some of the Iraqis targeted by insurgents if no US forces were involved.  During my second deployment, I spent the majority of the time in Mosul, and it never ceased to amaze me how the insurgency would actively target local officials with the same techniques and weapons they'd use for CF (Coalition Forces).  It seemed like incidents were occurring constantly, Iraqi Army being hit with IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), police were being gunned down, sheiks (who are more or less the equivalent of an alderman here) being assassinated, sometimes with their families.   If you want a good question, consider the amount of times you are quoted the number of US soldiers killed by hostile fire, and wonder how many Iraqis are killed by the insurgency.  Not like those estimations of bystanders killed, but how many have been actively sought out and killed by the insurgency since the start, before you heard the words "sectarian violence" on the news.  That's a question I wish I knew the answer to.\n  I hope that gives you a start of sorts.  Please continue to ask more questions, and you will receive replies.
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I was in Ft Hood for 4 years.  We just moved to Ft Jackson last Nov.  My husband is a Drill Sgt here.  If you have any questions about Hood, feel free to message me!
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OMFG!!!   I Wish I had too much time on my hands, I am a Combat Medic serving in Iraq right now, near Ramadi, We are constantly busy doing something, granted yes, we have enough time to rest and relax, but in the grand scheme of things we are in a very high tempo area, everything from 1-2 patrols a day, or an 8 hour shift on an observation post (thats our "down time") maybe sitting in overwatch positions for 24-48 hours... I could go on and on about the things we do here, but to simply answer your question, NO!! we deffinatly do NOT have too much time on our hands!!
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My husband is currently deployed in Afghanistan so I have a little info for you.  The government is no longer allowing people to send letters to a random person like we used to be able to.  Before, you were allowed to write a letter and address it to "any soldier" and they could write back.  Because of security reasons, they will now throw away any mail address like this (at least that is what I was told).  We were told that if we found people who were interested in "adopting" a soldier so to speak that they should contact a base or national guard post close to them and they can sign you up and actually give you information on how you can write letters and provide support.\n\nHope this helps
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You were never spat on or called names because all the ones there at airport that day were probably all your little Anti war protesters buddies. come to welcome their cowardly buddy home from the big bad war. You have mentioned that during your Military service that you JOINED THE ANTI VIETNAM WAR PROTESTERS. And that you stayed in the Military working at the DOD for a further 24 years, Doing hush hush top secret jobbies. I would like to know just how that fitted in with YOU being an anti war protester. What was your top secret job selling US secrets to the ENEMY.
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I will give you an eyewitness statement. First, I'm not from Texas (I'm a Tar Heel!!! - GO NC!!), second I'm not in the National Guard, I'm active duty. Now the account, I served with an active duty battalion that was assigned 2 National Guard companies - one was from Kansas and one was from Texas. They were truck companies, and both saw heavy action. On a side note, I found both units to be extremely professional in their duties. Neither shirked from any mission assigned to them and had an amazing "Can Do" attitude. If I had any negative comments about the Guard units I have served with - they are minor. I found they had a bit of a height/weight and PT shortcoming, but they more than made up for that with their Mission First attitude. My BC had a board in his office/tent with a collection of all the Guard patches of units we had run into over there. I don't recall a single state missing from his board - we even had a couple territory patches (Guam and PR). So whoever posted that on a Yahoo Board is simply giving into conspiracy BS and once again, as they almost always seem to be - are yapping away and have NEVER spent a day. Isn't it curious how the folks who seem to to come up with this crap have a mysterious lack of service to go along with their tripe?
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It's not good. I was at Bolling AFB a little while & it was a very bad neighborhood. There are nicer areas to commute from, but rental/real estate proces are insane. Important work draws people to the area, but live on base if you have to go there. I was always more happy in the operational force or major command level than anywhere close to DC anyway. I can't speak to schools. There are good private ones if you just happen to have inhereted a ton of money, but DC is just bad. I was only there about six months though so maybe someone else can give you a better impression than I got.
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I'm sorry, but he's not.  My hubby is on cycle break, thank goodness.  However, I'm checking on this for you as we speak and I'll do an edit when I have your answer.\n\nEDIT:  I'm so happy to help in any way that I can.  Military life comes full circle for many of us.  We were the "young'uns", now, we're the "old folks".  Never be afraid to ask questions.  Military life is a life like none other and we ALL need support.\n\nI really am glad you asked a question and specifically pointed me out.  However, my info is pretty limited as of right now.  Ft. Sill is closed due to our weather conditions.  Hubby won't be able to check much until he goes back in.  Anyways, this is what we have:  19 January should stand as graduation date.  That would be 9 weeks BCT and 2 weeks exodus.  We do fill up fast here and I'm glad you worked it all out ahead of time.  Hubby is going to try to check on exact dates of exodus.  Is your son coming home??  What a great present I'm sure that would be for you.  I'm glad his letters are upbeat.  That's a good sign.  Most of the Drill's here are cool.  We love all of them in our unit.  They really want these guys to succeed.  The phone number to the unit I think your son is in is (580) 442-1304.  I'm sure you already have his number, but this is what I deducted from the info you've given.  Your best bet is to call them....they do need to answer your questions.  I know they don't like to be bothered by family members, but you have a lagit question and they can answer it.  Since hubby is in a different unit, it's hard to get exact info other than knowing everything is on schedule for what's posted and that's the same he has.\n\nGood luck and I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful.  If I do find anything else out, I'll be sure to post it on here.  Be sure to yell "HI" to me while you're in town!!  I can't even begin to tell you what an awesome experience graduation will be.  Enjoy!!\n\nEDIT2:  I wrote your e-mail addy down.  How did you find me??  I haven't answered any other questions of yours and you seem to know me so well.  Anyways, glad I can help and if I find anything else, you'll know about it.
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I hope that this isn't really all talk ..  like all thos e protests b4 we went to war lol ..\n\nanyway ...  BAD .. Level 4 soldier of fortune at your service !!!!\n\n\nDr BAd\nMercenary for hire ... (cheap seasonal rates)
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Contact your state representative office, senator,i have found that they will get involved with these kinds of matters. While in the service we knew if we had a problem that was being ignored we would go to our state representative, all the sudden the problem got more attention than those trying to hide it or ignore it,so problem got fixed, took a while. it is sad though that army is ignoring this problem, this is not the kind of attention they need and the PFC needs to spend some time in military prison for his behavior.