[CTOCS]

While I don’t question this lady’s veracity, a few things in the article do not make sense.

Quantico is a Marine Base. He’s in the Army. Living in the MOQ. What’s he doing there?

He’s in the Army. Why is he going to a Marine Exp. Warfare School? I thought the Stryker brigades had their own school (on Army bases).

He’s been deployed 6 times?? Nobody is required to do six tours.

Is it just me, or doesnt’ this smell right?

[dersepp]

Smells right. I lived on Air Force (Air Defense Arty assigned) and Navy (JFORS assigned) bases while in the Army. Depends on where Uncle Sam still has housing.

[Guenevere]

When my husband was in the Navy (Vietnam War) we were housed on an Army base.

[ottbmare]

Is it just me, or doesnt’ this smell right?

Yes, it's just you. There are all sorts of special circumstances in this war. I have a friend who is a Navy officer serving with the Army and living in Army accommodations.

[fire4effect]

It must be terrible luck for an army infantry captain to be deployed six times. Especially since we have only been fighting for a little more than seven years. Perhaps he is an SF guy who has done a lot of 6 month or shorter tours? I dunno; that is one scenario that makes sense.

Also, I have never seen a bumper sticker that reads “my daddy fights for your freedom.” That is a little too in-your-face for the humble selfless service that most military men embrace. Yet there are several of these stickers in this lady’s neighborhood.

[GHanlin]

To put your mind at ease, what I wrote is in fact accurate. I am Georgie Hanlin; I wrote the article. My husband is in the Army and attended the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Warfare School as a joint service officer. As such, we lived on base at Quantico for the academic year.

In the article, I wrote that he served with the Army Rangers for 2 1/2 years; they are a special operations unit and deploy more frequently. He completed 4 tours with the Rangers and is on his 2nd with the big Army.