If the military sold sponsorships, the official bottled water of the U.S. Military in Kuwait would be Abraaj Water. Their motto on the bottle: “Quality Exceeds Price.” And I am sure that the DoD is paying five times the going rate for each bottle, so I think pretty highly of the quality. Pallets of cases of bottles can be found throughout the camp. With no water pipes running to the camp, and all electricity provided by generators, everything relies on contractors.
I suspect that the Abraaj company is hoping for many more successful years of American presence in Iraq, as is some newly wealthy Kuwaiti landfill operator.
Knock-Knock. Who’s there? Your weapon . . . . oh crap, where did I put that again?
Seems like this has probably happened more than once, thus the camp regulation that you always have your weapon with you or have someone watch it (you can’t take it into the gym or the medical clinic). Gotta go to the head (Navy speak for bathroom) in the middle of the night? Gotta take the weapon. A little ridiculous? Maybe. But not as bad as losing track of it. No uniform is complete without the most trendy fashion accessory here at Camp Virginia, an M9 or M16:
Assisting me in modeling the latest red-carpet must haves are friends LT John Cox, fellow supply officer currently stationed at the Naval Media Center in DC and LT Jeremy Casella, a C130 pilot homeported at NAS Point Mugu, CA.
Dining
The Dining Facility (commonly referred to as the “DFAC”) is enormous and produces really good food, in immense variety, served in ridiculously large portions. I’ve learned how to say “just a little” in Hindi. Most of the service workers here are from India. There are usually four or five entrees to choose from, on top of the short-order line where there are always burgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, mini pizzas, etc.. This is followed by a 20 foot salad bar, all kinds of drinks, fresh fruit, a deli sandwich bar, and finally, a dessert bar including as much Baskins Robbins ice cream as you can eat, in six or seven flavors, along with pie, cake, cookies, soft serve and a sundae station. It’s all free. I need to go the gym.
In case all that food I just told you about is not what you are looking for, don’t fret. Open 24/7 is Subway, with neighboring Pizza and McDonalds.
7 comments:
So far so good! Anywhere you can eat that much ice cream has to have some merits...here's hoping for Ben and Jerry's awaiting you in Baghdad. Nic
Dude, missing you this weekend. Take care and we are thinking of you. Jason, Erin, Earl et al.
I never thought I'd have to say this, but try not to gain the "Freshman 15"! :) I know how big you are on following all of the latest fashion trends, but with all that McD's and ice cream, you may soon have to put down the latest in Kuwaiti fashionable accessories and bond with the eliptical machine. ... is this why you are "unable" to upload any photos? hmmmm... Miss ya - McMunigal
Bob, I hope you get the photos working again, I really don't enjoy visualizing you in your underwear and your M9 holstered around your waist. ~Paul (& Denise)
P.S. Love the blog - keep it up!
Apparently there is now a problem with the keyboard interface. C'mon, Bob, update your blog. All was quiet at drill...but I did manage to get the XO pretty good at staff call. (reply to this post at nmcb23berthing@yahoo.com)
We all missed you at drill this weekend. Of course, Nathan and I have to shoulder a big load with you gone. When asked by the Sea Cadet Commander about tasking for his boys, I mentioned the need for some asbestos removal. It wasn't well received by some.
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