25 Oct 2005, 8:31am
Army Life Opinion Work
by Mr.
1 comment

End of days

During training this would be called a Pause-Ex. End-Ex is close. There are very few things for us to do. We still have a lot of people working. Seems our unit once again got absorbed by another unit to fill their holes. Seems commanders can opcon any other unit in theatre if they need to. It was funny to hear about how fast this unit wanted us out of here, yada yada yada. Now we don’t get released.

Either way, it’s of no real concern, we leave in a couple weeks, and that’s that. They can’t keep us past our date without a serious need. Powerpoint isn’t in the list of ’serious’ problems yet.

I’ve been quite negligent of posting anything. It’s only been a week and a half, though it does feel a lot longer. Here’s the skinny. My company, the civilian one, after this whole time of telling me that I was going back to Dayton, breaks it to me telling me that now I’m going to New Jersey. On one hand, I see it as a pretty decent opportunity, being in proximity to NYC, Philly, Boston, DC, yada yada yada. The drawback is that I still won’t ever get to see my daughter. The other drawback is that this is going to have a serious strain on my relationship with Jessica. She’ll also be leaving her son behind…

I guess someone said that they didn’t realize I was as bitter as I am after reading this. I never thought of myself as bitter, but I’m getting that way. I’m seriously on the verge of once again losing everything. I could go on about that, but there isn’t any need to anymore. I just think it’s my luck to be screwed at everything, that I am always having to rebuild constantly, starting new. It gets real fuckin’ old. I wouldn’t be nearly so pissed if I were kept back and sent here for a real purpose. I served absolutely no purpose here other than sucking up tax payer money and slightly reducing the worlds chicken population. I am trying what I can though, to stay in the eastern mid-west. I’m applying for every job that I’m either qualified or slightly qualified for. I don’t think I’m going to have enough time to find a job however. I will get less than a week in the states to finalize any job I may get, to interview, find a place to live, so forth. Realistically, that’s not enough time. So, now, the goal is to get my company to give me a significant cost of living increase in my salary for moving to NJ, since everything there is stupidly expensive. I have to find a place to live, finalize my slot at that airport, and friggin start the fuck over, again.

At least I have an enormous penis to keep me company.

27 Oct 2005, 8:33am
by Archangeln


Damn Mark,
I wish I could say I didnt know where you are coming from. However I have had to do the same style crap. And it has always been in the same city, but Houston is a big city. Looks like I will be having to go to the East Coast about a year from when you settle in. My Step Grand Father is the CFO of a company in Grand Rapids, I will ask him if they are hiring any IT guys and if they are will get him to email you the details.
Good Luck man, I hope everything works out.

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