Those Friday the 13 vibes… This week has been bananas. I started a new treatment: Radiation Therapy. I am interrupting my cancer memoir today with a real-life update.
I’ve been struggling this week to adjust to my new treatment schedule. I drive 45 minutes one way to Radiation Therapy, 30 minutes to get my glow on, and 45 minutes back. Y’all, my house is a complete disaster. Dinner this week has been through a drive-thru more times than I wanted. I have re-washed the same load of laundry two times because it sat in the washer.
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Behind every great warship is a junior sailor with a mustache, a beanie that may or may not get him yelled at depending on the weather or the hour, and a belligerent streak that toes the line between humor and masochism.
We give you the E-4, the everyman of the U.S. military. In this case, he is an operations specialist aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln proudly, nay, fearlessly standing watch with a vibrant patch on the right sleeve of his jacket that practically screams “Take a look, fucker.”
And if you were to take a closer look at the photo, released by the Navy on Aug.
Soldiers spend their careers earning badges, medals and ranks for their uniforms. But few items jump out like the tabs some soldiers earn for their left shoulders. Some are specific to a unit they serve in — like Airborne, Jungle, or Arctic — while others are earned after graduating from some of the Army’s toughest training courses, like Ranger and Sapper schools.
Some can only be worn with certain assignments, while others signify sacred duties, like the Honor Guard. Tabs are worn above a soldier’s unit shoulder sleeve insignia on the left shoulder.
The US Army has demonstrated the Patria NEMO mortar system, which was mounted onto an AMPV and Fire Direction System.
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The government wants you to have Wi-Fi in the barracks if you’re single and childcare if you have kids, according to a Defense Department memo released Friday.
The Pentagon is pushing for more money and savings in military families’ pockets while aiming to improve their experience after years filled with headlines focused on moldy barracks, recruiting woes, and increasing unaffordability on and off base.
“It’s critical to our mission, our recruiting efforts, our retention, our readiness,” a senior official told reporters during a press conference on Defense Secretary Lloyd J.
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