CRC

Base living = 4 men in a room; one who snores, one who emigrated from Ireland, one who is sick (me), and another random Joe. Some of us are on our way out to the theater and some just got back -they're here to debrief.

While my bed (top bunk) might not look too cozy, it's really like sleeping at the Hilton when compared to the cot I'll be married to once I get to Afghanistan.

locker for personal belongings
lines for gear issue
endless lines of formation - guy at left looking at my camera is an ER doc who is going with us, the 31st CSH (we are called a cash - Combat Support Hospital)
So according to the gossip floating around here it seems that hospital staff in the 31st are going to be split up for the first part of our tour. The support positions in the 31st (all other soldiers needed to run/maintain a base) aren't arriving in the theater until March. This means all of us docs and the nurses who are deploying now will be dispersed until the rest of the 31st arrives. Then we'll likely all make our way to a location where we'll join up and serve together.

Tomorrow they are going to issue me my personal weapon (gun) and I'll spend time at the range insuring that it works properly.

I caught a cold from my 4 year old the day I left.

tired and sick.

Oh, skyped with the family today for the first time since I arrived. It was great to see them in person, but it makes me miss them all the more.