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Just back from Afghanistan–Rob Brackenridge

Check out Rob Brackenridge‘s detailed account of his recent stint entertaining the troops in Afghanistan.

We were in bed by midnight and at 4 am there was a bang on the door. I stumbled through the dark and unlocked the door and saw a soldier standing there. “You sirs leave for Farah in 15 minutes, sirs.” He said in a Radar O’Reilly way. Yes we were “Sirs” on this tour. Our military rank was GS-15, which is quite high for a civilian. It’s kind of like being a corporal. It’s pretty odd to waltz onto a base and outrank most of the people you see.