So.. I am on my way outta here very soon… Things are happening at lightning pace and we are all anxiously waiting for our reliefs to arrive. Things have been busy getting the last little bit of stuff done… I just finished my Mobile Water supply CDC and tested and scored a 94%. This now almost officially makes me a 5 level.. I just have to do the practical.. I've done it a number of times already including being the attack Pumper/Tanker for a live burn earlier this week with my supervisors carefully monitoring me from a distance. They said I did very well and may take that as experience for my practical.. they also said that the learning on the trucks never stops, so keep working with the trucks as much as I can and get as much experience as I can. I also just got licensed on the P-24 Pumper and am working on getting my P-18 Mobile Water Supply license as well..
Pictures… pictures have been a pain in the rear here… I can only upload them to Photobucket or some other photo service, but I can only do that on the civilian internet account.. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.. Internet can be a pain in the rear here as it's wireless… I don't have a strong signal in my tent so I have to walk about 2 blocks to get to a decent antenna and sit out in the cold for an hour and a half before my battery dies.. On top of this, I pay $70 for 100 hours of internet service. I think I'll just worry about pictures when I get home.
That's about all I got.. I'll be looking to drink in Baltimore when I get in so come find me, call me, shoot me an e-mail or do some sort of smoke signal.. E-Mail or message me for my cell phone # and I'll shoot ya a call next month and we'll have a beer.
-Damien
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If I knew I could be down in that area when you got back, I'd definately have a beer with you. Hats off to you for getting all that training done. That's one really good thing about going over there is getting all that training out of the way. I had the luxury of being active duty for so many years to get that training done. But you were on the express lane! Again, superb job! If nothing else, it sets you up nicely for a civilian job somewhere. Hopefully you have better luck than I did and not have to wait 2-3 years! Anyways, I'll tip one back for you since I can't be there when you get back. Take care, and be safe!! Happy Holiday's to you and your family!
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