Janet Harrington is one of roughly 75 Canadians heading to Afghanistan this month to work in retail stores on the Canadian military base.
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Posted on 07/10/2007 6:49:20 PM PDT by george76
High school grad going to Afghanistan to work retail.
When Janet Harrington decided to go to Afghanistan, no one was going to change her mind.
Harrington will be leaving later this month and will spend six months there, although she won't be there to serve in the military.
Instead, she'll be serving the military, along with civilian workers from across the country.
"Our goal is to serve those who serve," she said.
Harrington is an employee with Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency. Between 1,200 and 1,500 people apply every six months to work in retail stores on military bases, but she was only one of about 75 who made the cut.
Deployment manager Gordon Wells said the number of applications is very high, mainly because many people don't qualify for military training, yet want to do their part.
Harrington plans to join the military in the near future and said this opportunity will allow her to help troops who are away from family and friends.
"I really support the mission, so it really gives me a chance to take part even though I'm not in the Forces."
After she returns from Afghanistan, she wants to study paramedicine and work as a medical technician with the Canadian Forces.
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Janet Harrington is one of roughly 75 Canadians heading to Afghanistan this month to work in retail stores on the Canadian military base.
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Do we have anything like this so one could go to Afghanistan or Iraq?
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God bless her. Service members really appreciate what is done in the forward areas by people like her. They work long hours in dusty and warm environments for little pay, and they share the risks that come with mortar and rocket attacks. So their service is real.
Hola, hombre libre.
Yes, they “work long hours” (usually minimum of 60 per week) “in dusty and warm environments” (also sometimes cold, icy, snowy environments—with toilet facilities more than a football field distance away) “for little pay” (and sometimes for quite a nice sum of pay), and “they share the risks....”
We know this is true. We have a son there—former active service member—and I certainly still feel his service is real.
Y por eso, es posible vivir en un país libre, gracias a Dios.
And, for what it’s worth, I like Spanish, but still think we should have a national language.
English is my language. I'd be fine with it as the official language, but more important to me is that it is the language of choice for all citizens and that our government doesn't support an unofficial second language. I prefer Spanish for travel, not at home in the US.
God bless her and all the others going to serve our troops!
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