The Packing has Begun!!

My deployment to Afghanistan is rapidly approaching, so it is time to start packing. Everyone has given me roughly the same advice about packing: "Travel very light. Pack your gear, then lose 30%. Mail the rest."

I have taken this advice to heart, so I am mailing virtually all of my stuff that is not essential until I am well settled at my FOB. This includes: extra toiletries, sheets, books, snacks, weapons accessories, and cigars.

Cigars are about the only creature comfort I am affording myself while gone. I am determined to eat my three squares at the dining facility, live in my Army gear, and basically hunker down for the year. However, I want to enjoy a good cigar on a regular basis.

My collection at home has grown steadily over the last year or so, despite the constant threat of spousal budgetary oversight. So I have quite a few to choose from. If you want to contribute to the cause, like every red-blooded American should, just send me your email address in a comment and I will give you my deployed mailing address. I will also have it available on facebook. I just don't want to put it on the web with unrestricted viewing for security reasons.