Read ‘em and weep, boys. 2146 (Tank Mechanic) 2009-2013
Hit the fleet in 2009 while the last 2nd tank deployment was already in Iraq. After that there were no tanks in Afghanistan, so deployments were scarce. I did 3 pre-deployment workups and got blue balled every time. By the time my company actually did get a deployment, I didn’t have enough time left on my contract. It used to bother me, but now I have no regrets. My life is pretty sweet and I don’t think a couple extra medals would add a ton of value. Cheers to the POGs!
Hit the fleet in 2009 while the last 2nd tank deployment was already in Iraq. After that there were no tanks in Afghanistan, so deployments were scarce. I did 3 pre-deployment workups and got blue balled every time. By the time my company actually did get a deployment, I didn’t have enough time left on my contract. It used to bother me, but now I have no regrets. My life is pretty sweet and I don’t think a couple extra medals would add a ton of value. Cheers to the POGs!