Quote of the Day
We were laying around in the barracks awaiting further orders. Because it’s Sunday of a long weekend there isn’t much for us to do. Any civilian instructors and full timers around here are off, leaving us to twiddle our thumbs looking for something to do.
I was dozing, half asleep, when I happened to overhear: “So when we fly to Kuwait, will we have to fly over the water?” I started to laugh because I knew the person who had asked the question was across the divider and wouldn’t be able to see me. Someone responded, “D’uh!” Then the girl said, “Is it Lake Pacific Ocean? Will we be flying over Lake Pacific Ocean.”
Lake Pacific Ocean?
Hmmm. Haven’t heard of that body of water. That must be something new. And for the record, we’ll be flying over the Atlantic. Yeah.
Granted, the Middle East does appear to be this foreign, exotic land that nobody has heard of, but the fact is that we’ve been over there for 10+ years. It’s kinda unacceptable not to know where these places are, especially since you will be going there. Wouldn’t you look at a map to know where you’re being sent? I don’t know. I guess that’s just me.