gang tatts; rando meals

You can often spot a first time deployer in short sleeves because they have the large bandaid on their upper arm covering their smallpox shot. That or some crusty veteran that is on his/her 10
anniversary.

(They often give this shot right before you deploy, so you have a festering wound as you are crossing several time zones and entering the combat zone. Pretty dumb, you can cause secondary infections from the sore.)

Due to the unpredictable nature of our job, you often find yourself eating pretty bizarre meals. Today for my first meal (which I picked up at about 3 AM local, but didn't eat until about 6 AM due to flying) I had eggs, bacon, sausage and a slice of pumpkin pie with red gatorade (my favorite!) and cranberry juice.