I've got my orders in hand: 28 July 2009

Welcome to my blog!

My name is James. I'm an Army officer and I've been afforded the unique opportunity to be deployed to Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. I hope to chronicle my experiences and exposure to this small piece of the American military's overall mission.

I've been able to contact a couple of other officers who have been on the Djibouti mission. One was transportation, like myself, and the other a signal officer in an artillery battalion. The transo officer said he ended doing 12 hour on 12 hour off shifts tracking missions and that it was pretty boring. The signal officer said he enjoyed himself and was able to see a few other countries. I just hope I'll be able to be off camp as much as possible and with the local population.

Today is my last day at my current duty station. I'll head home for a few days then process through a replacement center and be on my way. Because I'm going as an "individual augmentee" I get funneled through Fort Benning, GA instead of going with a unit from their home station.

I hope to keep everyone updated as much as possible. If I start slacking send me an e-mail.