Mine wasn't what I expected.
2015 - fighting has pretty much finished, only footprint was within HKIA and some other camps in the Kabul area.
Very few road moves (was summer, helicopter safer).
Had a couple of rocket attacks, and an attack on camp integrity (All I heard was the gunfire, I think the camp was about a mile from HKIA) and some VBIED's that you could hear / see the smoke from.
It kind of felt like I went to 'war' but didn't.
I have a lot of respect for the guys that got into the shit there, but I wasn't one of them.
How was your trip?
>>31841531
Just 1 deployment? Are you still in?
Mine were more eventful than that, especially Afghanistan. Mine were 2007 and 2009. What did you expect, 2015 is pretty late to the party.
>>31841549
Still in, and I would have liked an earlier trip, I will probably get another trip next year.
You're right with the late to the party comment, pretty much when last drinks was called and the bar is shut.
How were your trips?
>>31841531
> deployment
when i joined up i was delusional enough to think id get a trip or two
but my country isnt sending nearly as many people as it has in the past, chances of a trip is ridiculously low unless you're high rank or just blessed as fuck
i suppose thats both a good and a bad thing.
good thing because its selfish to want a war just so I can go deploy.
bad thing because i am selfish.
>>31841575
I'm sensing an Australian.
>>31841579
>>31841595
That's racism.
>>31841575
just for vote hilary for guarantee deployments
>>31841549
>2015 is pretty late to the party.
ha, next in line is Syria, we'll have a modern day Vietnam on our hands. Tom Clancy smiles down on us all, as we enter the Second Cold War.
God bless Hillary Clinton.
>>31841683
Yeah, I don't know about you... But I'm not too interested in fighting in a conventional war these days.
Its pretty shitty right now, no one I can kill and only one IED... fml
>>31841726
That's fucking dusty.
Is it getting cold yet?
>>31841735
Dust, no so2 yeah.... and at night
>>31841726
You look like you're having so much fun
I dont even expect a deployment anymore, its always 101st or 1st div. The 82nd doesnt get shit. If i dont go anywhere next year im going to Ranger school. Fuck garrison.
2008 oif . Lots of IEDs and rkg3s thrown by kids. No full on combat but a bunch of guerrilla sneaky shit. Mortared once a week or so. Found a few weapon caches. Few scary walking patrols but mostly convoys.
Overall 6/10.