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Stand at Ease… Stand Easy!

Mon Jul 6, 2009, 1:05 AM
  • Mood: Furious
I’m having a bit of trouble standing at ease since I’ve gotten home for my summer break. Although I’m free to do as I please at home until the 4th of August, it is BECAUSE I have until the 4th of August that I can not stand easy.

When I am engaged in any sort of activity that requires a majority of my brain function I am generally at ease since my mind is not able to dedicate through processes to the idea of returning to 2nd battalion and my uncomfortable bunk. But for any moment where I am free to think the subconscious is fixated on being a soldier and, therefore, I constantly have that edge on me that is the same as when wearing the uniform. Although I may have an eased posture, I am in uniform and can therefore be tasked. Therefore, one can never be entirely at ease.

Example… I found myself today in the garage cleaning my personal weapons immaculately as if I were in the gun cage back in Shilo. Although I take a certain pleasure in maintaining my personal weapons, this time seemed so cold, programmed and robotic. I then received a social call from a friend I haven’t seen in several months and instead of heading out the door to go do something with him I invited him over to help me clean my weapons bench, organize mixed brass, help set up my press for .40 cal combat loads and then had him help make 100 rounds of .40 S&W. Although I’m sure he enjoyed learning about this stuff as he likes guns as much as I do. To me I had just defaulted to an activity that was composed entirely of the elements that make up the depressive battalion life style I had been living in for the past 5 months solid instead of just head over to his place to hang out, play videogames and guitar as I normally would.

This isn’t so much a complaint or vent as it is an observation of this strange ‘crack’ in my psyche. I find it interesting above all else.

I suppose it may take an alcoholic binge, the likes of which will result in severe alcohol poisoning, to completely purge the bitter rotten sour taste of Shilo out of my mouth. Sadly, in a month’s time I am doomed to return and take a big honking bite of that shit sandwich again.



…. Send booze!

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  • Current Residence: A place that gets snow
  • Interests: Military, Guns, Guitar, German sports cars, Racing, Dirt bikes, Hunting and kicking down doors!
  • Favourite movie: The Boondock Saints
  • Favourite band or musician: Metallica, Megadeth, Dream Theatre, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Tool, BNS, SOAD
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything minus popular radio shit
  • Favourite artist: John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Dave Mustane, James and Kirk
  • Operating System: Whinedows XP Pro
  • MP3 player of choice: WMP
  • Shell of choice: 84mm FFV651 HEAT and FFV502 HEDP
  • Skin of choice: MultiCam or CadPat
  • Favourite game: Forza 2, Rainbow 6 Vegas, Ghost Recon, CoD4, Splinter Cell
  • Favourite gaming platform: 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Streex
  • Personal Quote: Never Easy
  • Tools of the Trade: ESP Guitars, Marshall/Mesa amps and cabs, Sig 550 and 226 and an AI-AWP

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Hallo, I put those photos up!
I have a picture of me with a REAL soviet army issued AK-47 (if you're interested). It was in the hands of an actual red army soldier and killed people.

You can see the receiver is machined, that's how you know its an AK-47 and not an AKM.

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"When I whet my flashing sword and my hand takes hold in judgment, I shall take vengeance upon mine enemies and I will repay those who hate me."

- Deuteronomy 32:41
Yeah, that'd be cool. Were you training with it?

And yeah, I know the difference, I just got overexcited when writing that journal entry :D I feel stupid for doing it now, I really must change the journal... haha
It's up finally. Sorry I take so long. I'm a busy guy :P.

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"When I whet my flashing sword and my hand takes hold in judgment, I shall take vengeance upon mine enemies and I will repay those who hate me."

- Deuteronomy 32:41
I'll check it out!

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