[trisham]

Gearing up for a third tour now. The GMT he's getting now about things such as "don't file misleading or dishonest reports" and the billionth or so reiteration of the ROEs is the main thing depressing him--there seems to be too many examples that are drawn from actual experiences in Iraq.

Ever had your illusions about how one's fellows are without exception virtuous, honorable sorts of people? That's what this kid's going through. (I can't believe I'm calling a 24-year-old man a kid--amazing what being 61 does for your sense of age.)

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He must be a good kid. Part of what he may be going through is simply the maturation process, when one realizes how different the world is from what we thought as children. Being in a war is a particularly abrupt way to gain that experience.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

He's a very good kid--a fine young man. I have hopes of my niece marrying him when she gets out of the Navy in a few years.

BTW--did you "accidentally" give away your age when you called him a "kid" as I did? ;)