Remember back at the beginning of the year when the military nearly burned some Korans? I just found out it was at the base I'm currently at. Hooray for controversy.
It's actually quite fascinating working in a prison so far. The office I work in is a joint environment meaning there are Navy, Air Force, and Army personnel, most of them individual augmentees...which means they were plucked from their units to serve time over here. I've even seen a Marine or two. No coasties yet though. As for deployment experience amongst this group it runs the gamut from the first timers who freak out every time the big voice goes off to the "lucky" few on their upteenth deployment....and those individuals are usually jaded and/or bitter so are easy to spot.
And most of the people I work with and around are lawyers or other legal specialists. Apparently they make some "interesting" command decisions.
In the long walkway from the entrance to the prison to my work area one can experience multiple languages and cultures. There are American soldiers speaking English and Spanish (Puerto Rican National Guard) as well as the Afghan soldiers speaking various languages including Pashto and Dari. The Afghans actually have linguists for their own military so soldiers can communicate with eachother.
This honestly could end up being my oddest deployment yet. Now if I can just figure out a way to get outside the wire...
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