You may have guessed by the growing infrequency in blog posts, that the calls from Iraq have slowed. If you guessed that, you would be right. Kyle is doing exclusively night patrols now which puts his clock hard to reconcile with home. It is difficult to find a time when he is off and awake, that we back home will be available and together (this would refer to mother and me). With the infrequency of his calls, the joy with seeing a "995" area code on the caller ID only increases.
The most recent call came with news of Kyle almost rolling their Humvee (or did I tell you about this?). As he tells the story, he had to back the truck up and managed to get the right rear over the edge of a 3 ft. deep ditch. When he hit the brakes, the rig rocked up, giving all occupants a rush of adrenaline. Ever so gently Kyle nursed the truck out of the ditch and down the road. As he has shared on several occasions, the up armored Humvees are profoundly prone to rollover.
Other news included his renewed commitment to Physical Training. His platoon recently had a PT test. Nearly every member of the platoon failed one of the components on the test. He mentioned that his own test was less than a raving success. Half way into his two mile run he had to pull to the side of the track in order to clear his mind - and by mind I mean intestines. Oh happy day!
The longer he spends on deployment (132 days down, 207 to go) the more he thinks about his return. It is sounding like he will probably not re-up at the end of his contract. As he is thinking through his options (now 2 years hence), he has decided to complete his "Fire Technology" training, as well as exploring some correspondence work on a "Criminal Justice" degree. This would put him in good stead as a "public safety" officer (like the community to the north of us). These are police officers who double as firefighters (or vise versa). This fits Kyle SOOOO well. We'll see ... More to come ...
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