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Yesterday was a no good very bad day. Yesterday made me a student in humility. Yesterday made me want to hide me face. Yesterday made me wish I didn't shake. Yesterday showed me that there are no excuses. I am a perfectionist to the core. During my junior year of high school, I cried for days because I got a B+ in English and it took me out of the running for valedictorian. During my senior year, when I was getting offered this scholarship and that scholarship from...read more
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The Hunt for the Hooah: Is it Somewhere on My Packing List?
July 22, 2010
By: Second Lieutenant Kayley Nammari
My packing list for spending four nights out in the field looks like something from basic training. Yes, it may be 105 degrees out but darnit, winter PTs are a MUST! I know the logic behind such things, better to have it and not need it and than to need it and not have it. Still, my poor Focus looks like a someone threw up all things camo-related onto the seats and in the trunk. Today was one of those days were I felt like I was not meant to a soldier. My shakes (which are always present)...read more
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The Hunt for the Hooah: Hooah Over There, Hooah Over Here
July 20, 2010
By: Second Lieutenant Kayley Nammari
As MIBOLC continues, let me give those who are heading out the Fort Huachuca (I call it Fort Wegotcha) a head's up: 1) No matter how much you work out now, the altitude is out to kill you. Your lungs will want to explode and there is nothing you can do about besides suck it up, say a Hooah, and keep on running. 2) You will get a schedule on a share drive. Disregard for the most part. In-processing is all about who actually shows up and if the computers are actually working. 3)...read more
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I come from a place known as Sea Level. I now live in a place at almost 6,000 ft. This leads to me sucking air half a mile into the run portion of the APFT and it does literally suck. Welcome to MIBOLC! What's on the agenda this week: CIF (love me some gear!), heading out to the ranges, reflexive fire, and lots of PT fun! I am so psyched to spend field time with my classmates! The more time I spend with them, the more and more I enjoy their company. They may never replace my...read more
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The rules of engagement (or ROE) are a series of restrictive measures imposed on the coalition forces in Afghanistan. They are designed to reduce civilian casualties. For example, firing into an area where civilians might be is prohibited, regardless of the presence of Taliban. Airstrikes and artillery fire are severely restricted, even when coalition forces are in direct contact with the enemy and in desperate need of assistance. These encounters often result in coalition casualties that...read more
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Where has my Hooah been hiding? I must be a horrible MI soldier because I don't have a clue. The good news is that I think I found it! Was it under the many DD Forms I had to fill out during in-processing? Maybe. Was it at Clothing & Sales as I tried to purchase the braid for my Class A jacket? Highly probable. Or was is that I just needed to get settled and meet my awesome BOLC class? YES! Although I've come to terms that I won't win Iron Woman...read more
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The Hunt for the Hooah: Where, oh Where Can It Be?
July 14, 2010
By: Second Lieutenant Kayley Nammari
I write this from my motel room on Fry Blvd in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Tomorrow at 0600 begins my MI Officer Training. To sum up how I feel: FRIGHTENED! My biggest fear is failure and I'm afraid to be that LT. We all know one, don't kid yourself. I've gone over my checklist for everything I need at least half of dozen times today, my APFT uniform is laid out, the alarm is set, and yet I still feel like I'm going to the youngest, least experienced one and...read more
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June began with much promise in Afghanistan. The big Peace Jirga had just concluded in Kabul and, while it was not as successful as billed, it was a start. Great things were expected from Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the Minister of Interior and General Stanley McCrystal in the coming months leading up to the July 2011 deadline for the start of withdrawal of American troops. General McCrystal, NATO and coalition commander was expected to achieve “measurable...read more
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I leave for BOLC soon. After reading over the course material I am fairly certain death is imminent. I'm not one to make excuses for myself but I think my MI Officer training is going to break me. This sense of dread and fear is new to me. Normally, I get a little anxiety. Where did my Hooah go?! Perhaps I need to start working out to cadence again instead of the World Cup theme song "Waka Waka" on repeat? Or maybe I just need to face up to this...read more
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Long term impact on combat experience and PTSD on career and quality of life years later
June 15, 2010
By: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Kubiszewski
Following 2 tours in RVN, another on the DMZ of ROK, it is now clear that those experiences created anger, and other factors of PTSD which had a significent impact on my overall career and family life. Those issues or problems continued to the present time. This greatly detracted from my ability to do my best despite the best training and the support of equally great friends and Army buddies. Having experienced...read more
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