I thought I was moving to Oklahoma....

[AregularGuy]

We're in the 90 day window for redeployment! Iraq is lovely this time of year, but I'll take 120 degrees over these GD flies! They are absolutely relentless and aggressive. Its been interesting with the government shenanigans, protests, drones of all kinds, and those mischievous anti-US/coalition types.

[chris]

AJ has always been a problem because you have all the head sheds there that have never been anywhere outside the wire. I have almost always gone directly to the armory to turn in weapons because they just don't like the idea of a soldier carrying, even though we always came out of a combat zone.

AJ just sucks. I was there 2 years ago and right when Wuhan broke out. The level of stupidity was lets say almost criminal. Toxic base is what I call it. I hope I don't go back there. Iraq would have been better.

[AregularGuy]

Getting close to de-mob, a couple more months. Just enough time to send me to Erbil (EAB) for an undetermined length of time. No return trip planned yet. Erbil, and specifically transient housing in a tent with 15 other dudes, is a far cry from my comfy BDSC bungalo, lol.

[AregularGuy]

AJ just sucks. I was there 2 years ago and right when Wuhan broke out. The level of stupidity was lets say almost criminal. Toxic base is what I call it. I hope I don't go back there. Iraq would have been better.

AJ does suck. Talking about toxic, (I think i understand you meant the leadership or admin environment) the air in BDSC is awful. They don't use burn pits on the compound but surrounding they do. The air is so bad you can see and taste it. DOS won't release air quality numbers or what exactly gets burned in the incinerator. Air particulate has been over 500 on several occasions and tastes tangy.

[tomk556]

Getting close to de-mob, a couple more months. Just enough time to send me to Erbil (EAB) for an undetermined length of time. No return trip planned yet. Erbil, and specifically transient housing in a tent with 15 other dudes, is a far cry from my comfy BDSC bungalo, lol.

Hope you enjoy EAB. I shared a CHU with one other. Good dfac but not as good as BDSC of course. True though, some of the best sleep I had was in a solo bungalo at BDSC lol. Stay safe there.

[bexast1]

I do miss AAAB, some of the best cold grilled cheese. Always wanted to go to BDSC and I heard dfac there is best of the best. God forbid state department employees eat god awful military chow. lol

[AregularGuy]

Well RIP/TOA is underway. Ive gone BDSC -> EAB -> AAAB -> BDSC. Hopefully I don't get caught up in Kuwait for too long. Yes, BDSC DFAC was the best of the 3 in my opinion, if the employees wash hands regularly to avoid e.coli. The food isn't "great" but there's variety and over easy eggs if you want them. Prime rib carving station over the holidays was welcome.