[pfflier]

This is a familiar story to all of us who are military brats. The OPTEMPO may be high for these kids but my dad was in SAC and was TDY far more than he was home. I got birthday greetings via MARS and sometimes a Christmas greeting via a twix through the command post.

Later, I followed in his footsteps including SAC and the TDYs that went with it. Civilians who think the most dangerous thing they face is their commute to work, can never know. We actually felt lucky because we knew Navy brats who's dad was gone on far longer deployments than mine.