Has it been too long?

I havent posted since well before I went on my first assignment back in November. If I remember correctly, The K had three mustache hairs before I left, which is less than the four he had by months end. I fully expect to run out of breathe before finishing a solid paragraph. So much has happened since my last check-in, most of it a healthy mix between hilarious and downright depressing. Example, an e-4 telling an LT hes so gay in a room full of other officers is hilarious. A conference call ending with individuals bitching about snowmen and soldiers being "in uniform" is so depressing. Being told by reps from brigade that we are not authorized to wear their patch when ive been telling people this for months is hilarious. I have fully committed to rocking double dragons for the duration of this deployment. Why wouldnt I? Its my unit patch. I am more proud to represent my own unit than I am to wander around looking for a daddy to let me wear his, but i digress. Coming to the realization that we are just mall security for civilian contractors has probably been the hardest part to digest. Youll never see a civilian wipeout in the ice because they all have the nifty little spikes attached to their shoes. Why dont the soldiers have these? Why did I just see a CW4 eat shit on the ice while a contractor walked by effortlessly? Why does my battle buddy have more scars from the ice than he does from combat while the civs take on the snow at a full sprint? The saddest thing about this is that when someone does crack their head open we will be issued spikes and ordered to wear them in the dead of summer. Sometimes the decision makers miss the point more than Nate Kaeding misses field goals that matter. Ill close with something I found hilarious. When the lab rats came to Aryan to try and make some sense of the "Aryan Rash" they concluded that the water was "hard" and that people needed to not shower everyday and apply lots of lotion. First of all, hard water? What the hell is that? Are you just making stuff up now? Secondly, people need to be told when to apply lotion? Isnt your body pretty straight forward when it requests some moisture? This part of my body burns and is starting to crack, I wonder what that means! Seriously? I know this was sloppy, but its good to be back.