When have I ever been anything but harsh?

Good to see you're still posting too, are you still under deployment?
No, they haven't deployed me anywhere operationally yet, and won't for quite some time, as I'm not fully trained yet. I did basic last summer (2006), then I have another 3 months to do this summer (section commander qualification), then another 3 months in 2008 (dismounted platoon commander qualification) before I'm finally qualified.

Things take a long time when you're only a weekend warrior...


The good news is that I'll be totally qualified by 2010. Rumor has it our unit will be providing security for the Vancouver/Whistler Winter Olympics. I'm pretty pumped about that...