[EggsAckley]

I'm with you. A great big DITTO!

[ExSoldier]

I cannot tell you how lonely it feels to be the junior single officer and be given holiday Staff Officer "Duty." It doesn't matter if it's Battalion, Brigade or Division SDO, it sucks. Thge place is empty and either most folks are on leave or home with family. And here you are, either strolling the Brigade area or the Division Headquarters with the knowledge that your sole responsibility (aside form security, for which you have your trusty .45) is to take the WAR ALERT PHONE CALL and then wake everybody up by screaming "BANG!!! into the cold winter darkness. ~sigh~