So, as I write, I'm sitting in transient housing, just waiting. We have basically given control to our replacements, and thank goodness for that. My replacements are good guys, and really squared away. It's almost too bad I can't spend a little more time with those guys, but I'm ready to go home. I'm ready to go back to my own friends.
So we've got a couple of days now where we need to check in with them once a day to answer questions, but for the most part, we're free to wander around base as we please. The biggest downside is that transient housing is not close to anything, and all of our vehicles have been turned in. If you're going anywhere, you're either taking the packed, hot, smelly buses, or walking in the 120°F weather. And every location has different rules. To enter the DFAC (dining facility), Army personnel must have a weapon and no one can bring in any bags of any kind. At the PX, they don't care about weapons, but no bags. If you're going to the gym, you can take a bag and go through a quick search, but people prefer not to take weapons to their workouts. At the pool, bags are fine, but weapons are not allowed because they can't be stored or guarded. Oh, and if we don't want to take our weapon somewhere, that means someone else is obligated to keep track of it. All of this combines to be very inconvenient.
On the bright side, we only have to survive for a few more days of this, and then we're off to Kuwait! See everyone soon!
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