I'm Going to Baghdad!, ...and I'm really excited about it. Options

[fameONE]

On August 26th, no later than 2359, I am required to report into the Marine Corps' Central Command on MacDill Air Force Base, for transport to Baghdad, to fulfill the requirements essential to mission accomplishment on a 7 month deployment to Iraq.

I don't give two shits about politics, although I've been briefed on a good amount. I see dollar signs with this deployment. 20 grand. SUGOI!!!

And to make it even better, I'm going to fill an individual augment billet, not sure what I'll be doing yet. I'm probably going to be filling a security slot, which (I've been told) is pretty fun.

Damn, I'm excited.

The training begins in March, and I'll get to take about 45 days of leave (vacation) before I head to Tampa for check in.

[monster]

remember to write your will. also, sperm bank is a necessity if you have a loved one at home.

[Tung]

Make sure to wear condoms when you rape them Afghan woman. It's a roadtrip trying to get your penis in that vagina through all that pubic hair.

[monster]

also, i hear that they do the vietnamese guerilla tactic of having dead bodies lie on the street, and when you check them, bombs explode in your face.

luck to you, buddy. i f**king hate the war, but i respect those who are in it. keep your head about you.

[fameONE]

lol thanks guys.

Oh, and why would Afghan women be running around in Iraq?

(FYI, a lot of Marines disapprove of the war as well)

[monster]

also, remember to have lots of sex!!!!

[Tung]

also, remember to have lots of sex!!!!

with men or women?

[icecreamisyummy]

heyyy!! thats where i live (tampa)!! ive only seen that base from an airplane.

you do realize that when youre in the military they change the dates to stuff a millions times. they could send you earlier or later.

but heyy i thought i would be the only one excited to go to Iraq or Baghdad or any of those places. of course i wanna be a nursing officer for the airforce, so ill be goign to help, cuz i love helping people!

but yea good luck!!

and take the above advice! lol you'll need it

[fameONE]

heyyy!! thats where i live (tampa)!! ive only seen that base from an airplane.

you do realize that when youre in the military they change the dates to stuff a millions times. they could send you earlier or later.

but heyy i thought i would be the only one excited to go to Iraq or Baghdad or any of those places. of course i wanna be a nursing officer for the airforce, so ill be goign to help, cuz i love helping people!

but yea good luck!!

and take the above advice! lol you'll need it

Thanks for the tidbit of info, but this isn't my first deployment.

You want to a be a nursing officer? Go Navy. Be a Corpsman.

[monster]

with men or women?

both



and goats!

[icecreamisyummy]

Thanks for the tidbit of info, but this isn't my first deployment.

You want to a be a nursing officer? Go Navy. Be a Corpsman.

ahh!! lol everyone wants met o join the navy! but i wanna join the airforce, :-)

i almost joined the army last year. took my asvab and everything, and then i was like okay i wont do it.

i dont think im gonna join anytime soon. as much as i would love to. i might jsut wait until i get my A.S and the join. eh whatever. ill eventually do it i guess, im only 18 i got a while to figure ito ut.

i also almost did marines, i sooo wanted to go to parris island!! i use to watch the old Bootcamp shows on the military channel and thats how igot so into the marines for a while.

and some of my friends are in the military and they tell them theyre gonna get deployed on this date and they either leave before or after the that date. thats why i said that.

[fameONE]

For females, I'd recommend AF or USN.

I'm going to be in Tampa for about a week. I used to live in Oldsmar when I was younger, and I went back pretty often to visit my USF friends.

Is Club 1509 still open? Is 7th Ave still a hotspot?

We should grab a couple drinks.

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

dude, good luck.

[monster]

For females, I'd recommend AF or USN.

I'm going to be in Tampa for about a week. I used to live in Oldsmar when I was younger, and I went back pretty often to visit my USF friends.

Is Club 1509 still open? Is 7th Ave still a hotspot?

We should grab a couple drinks.

and have sex!!!!

[icecreamisyummy]

For females, I'd recommend AF or USN.

I'm going to be in Tampa for about a week. I used to live in Oldsmar when I was younger, and I went back pretty often to visit my USF friends.

Is Club 1509 still open? Is 7th Ave still a hotspot?

We should grab a couple drinks.

lmao i jsut moved here in august. i odnt have much of a life lol i work go to school study work school study. ive never heard of club 1509 and idk about 7th ave lol. drinks? lmao ive never talked to you on here before, actually i jsut started seeing you around herelike a week or so ago. :-) oh wait didnt you have a pic up on member photos?

oh and yea im a female, but im also hispanic, and ive heard hispanic females can pretty much get whatever jsut because of that. no matter what branch. so hey lol.
i also always wanned to be in infantry dont ask why lol.

and have sex!!!!

eww ..thanks a lot!

[fameONE]

lmao i jsut moved here in august. i odnt have much of a life lol i work go to school study work school study. ive never heard of club 1509 and idk about 7th ave lol. drinks? lmao ive never talked to you on here before, actually i jsut started seeing you around herelike a week or so ago. :-) oh wait didnt you have a pic up on member photos?

oh and yea im a female, but im also hispanic, and ive heard hispanic females can pretty much get whatever jsut because of that. no matter what branch. so hey lol.
i also always wanned to be in infantry dont ask why lol.
eww ..thanks a lot!

Females aren't allowed to be grunts. You can choose another MOS like Combat Engineer (HOLLA!) or Field MP, however, a female getting deployed to be a "door-kicker" is unlikely.

And you should really enjoy Ybor City for whats its worth. I love it out there. Do you live in Tampa, or in another city/town in the bay area?

I've been on this forum for a minute.

[icecreamisyummy]

tampa!!!!! i used to live all the way the hell in land o lakes. and ill pass on ybor idk, it doesnt really catch my attention. i mean im hispanic myself, so all that stuff isnt that big of a deal to me. i dont drive... so i dont go anywhrerelol, plus i heard i shoudltn be in ybor at night. i was at a club on hillsborough but thats it... it was a latin club.

and i know females cant do that stuff :-( which kinda sorta in a way sucks.

[jaeman]

That's pretty cool, depending on your views but I see you're pretty excited for it. I don't think I'll ever be deployed to the sandbox, it'll be a while before I get active duty status in the AF.

[fameONE]

i don't really care for the war, or the policies that have emerged because of it. I do care about 20 grand.

[pandora]

good luck :]

if anyone shoots at you, you shoot them back! dont talk back to your superiors, and keep your ears clean!!

*waves while a single tear emerges* they grow up so quickly...

[jaeman]

i don't really care for the war, or the policies that have emerged because of it. I do care about 20 grand.

20G's go hard.

[fameONE]

good luck :]

if anyone shoots at you, you shoot them back! dont talk back to your superiors, and keep your ears clean!!

*waves while a single tear emerges* they grow up so quickly...

Thanks mom. Do me a favor though, don't rearrange anything in my room. I know I moved out 3 years ago, but its still my room when I go home on leave. Oh, and I really hope you didn't find that shoe-box in my closet hidden underneath those old basketball trophies.

20G's go hard.

Especially when its tax free, na meeeeeen?!

Given that my time on this island will be up, and since I don't plan on re-enlisting to be a drill instructor anymore, I'm probably just going to use the cash to pay off the little debt I have, save the rest, and fix up my Caprice. I might drop a couple g's on gear, though. hehe

[deplorable]

im against war and think the one currently being fought is a lost cause... but, i wish ya tons of luck! :)

[fameONE]

im against war and think the one currently being fought is a lost cause... but, i wish ya tons of luck! :)

Most troops around here feel the same way.

Thanks for the support.

[S-Majere]

Good luck, mate.

[tokyo-rose]

Wow, good luck to you!

[ChangeofHeart]

Good Luck from an Iranian, you might run into some of my country men there.

[DoubleJ]

Yo I seriously want to join the military, but the f**king fire department is holding me up.

[jaeman]

Yo I seriously want to join the military, but the f**king fire department is holding me up.

A military fire department is where it's at.

You should try for an ROTC scholarship, might as well commission if you're in college.

[karmakiller]

My brother came back from Baghdad last year. He was there for a hell of a long time. He was in Ramadi too. I get to hear lots of cool stories... only he's undeployable because of his PTSD. But I wish you luck! Don't go too nuts.

[fameONE]

Predeployment training starts Monday.

[Melie]

you're in my prayers!

[fameONE]

you're in my prayers!

Thank you, Mel.

[*Steven*]

Hope you're safe in a week!

[HoodNigga]

Damn that will be here before you know it, good luck and stay safe fam.

[Insurmountable]

Have fun and Good luck, my manager was there for a good year or so. I live near plenty of marine bases so we have plenty of marines come by our store and we talk to them. It shouldn't be to bad I'm sure. You'll be safe and sound.

[Tung]

^ you better capitalize the m's or someone's gonna get mad!

[*Steven*]

Yeah Holly, how would you like it if someone spelled your name "holly" w/o capitalizing the "h" at the start? Wouldn't that offend you to no end?

[Insurmountable]

I don't give a shit. My grandpa was in the marines, and I'm sure he wouldn't give a rats ass if I didn't capitalize the "m" or not.


And steven, no.

holly holly holly holly holly

steven steven steven steven

zomg no capitals

[Reidar]

I was seriously considering joining the Marines last year, but it would have interfered too much with training. Give someone a fist to their spleen for me.

[fameONE]

I was seriously considering joining the Marines last year, but it would have interfered too much with training. Give someone a fist to their spleen for me.

Will do.

[*Steven*]

I don't give a shit. My grandpa was in the marines, and I'm sure he wouldn't give a rats ass if I didn't capitalize the "m" or not.
And steven, no.

holly holly holly holly holly

steven steven steven steven

zomg no capitals

stop it bRANDON will get mad that we aren't capitalizing the m in mARINES

[fameONE]

stop it bRANDON will get mad that we aren't capitalizing the m in mARINES

Not really.

[cupidstunt]

Good luck.


I'm thinking of joining the Navy once I'm out of high school.
Who knows..

[illriginal]

Nice... remember to take some pictures, hold up a sign that reads, "fameone"

[Insurmountable]

Good luck.
I'm thinking of joining the Navy once I'm out of high school.
Who knows..

nah join the army.

xD

[Melissa]

Are you going to be able to contact people back home on a regular basis? Internet access? My friend's boyfriend's in the Airforce and he was deployed to UAE a month or so ago. I know she's constantly looking at her phone at the same time every single day waiting for him to call her.

I never really know what to say to someone that's about to be deployed. Is "good luck" okay? Or "be safe"?

[ArtofBreaking]

I'd like to shake your hand. Good luck and be safe over there. Thanks for serving brosef.

[cupidstunt]

nah join the army.

xD

why the army?

[Gryffindor-Girl]

Wow good Luck!!! I respect you so much. I couldn't do what you doing I am pretty sure we will miss you here on Cb. if you wont have Internet access. Wait Will you have have Internet access?

[Amaranthus]

OooO child I'll pray for you.
Enjoy yourself.

[fameONE]

I just had my class on explosive ordinance disposal today and got to mess around with semtex, PE4 and C4. Not to mention, I had to go out and spot mock-explosives hidden in various places in a training course that packed a little punch. It's been rather nerve-racking, lately.

[Comptine]

Stay safe! I wish you the best of luck and hope that you will get back home to your loved ones soon.

Especially Trish. Lol. =)