Priest's Blog – November 2013 Archive (2)

We recently finished evacuating downtown Chicago, IL and the next outer ring of the city.  It's my first time in the Windy City and my first time back to the US in almost a year.  Fourth Division was scrambled sometime between 'holy shit, you're joking' and 'life isn't worth living if i have to be awake right now' hours during the night, told we had thirty mikes to pack our gear, personal effects and weapons and rushed onto a plane.  Not one of those cozy commercial flights, either.  Nah,…

My name is Specialist Case.  Some of my colleagues and superiors call me Rodent.  I'd have to check my tags for my first name, I haven't had one for longer than I can remember.  I am thirty years old.  And I'm an active duty soldier.

I guess you'd be surprised to know your government still have a very active and stable military gauging from what I've read.  We've got new missions now, but we're still very much around.  And extremely busy.

Rumors of 'less than ideal' behavior…