You might have to explain some of that US military shorthand Mark. I’m an Aussie. Gallipoli is still a big deal in the Australian calendar. No denying the Turks fought bravely. Aussie soldiers were tough buggers too. Still are. Not a military guy myself but on both sides of my family I have men who fought in New Guinea, Tobruk in ww2 and Beersheba and Passchendaele in ww1.
Ishtar was the Babylonian goddess of war and fertility. Eggs as a fertility symbol. I think its fair to say that Xmas and Easter have some synchronistic practices of pagans fused with Christian observances. Choc eggs, tree and tinsel etc etc
Yes, think I could agree with that. OK, I am not sure what military jargon you don’t get, so I will run through much of it. This may seem basic, but since I don’t know what you know, here goes. USAF=US Air Force. USA= US Army USMC= US Marine Corps. USN= US Navy. Incirlik=US/Turkish Air Base, in Adana, Turkey. TDY=Temporary duty. Laughlin = Laughlin AFB, in Del Rio, Texas. UPT= Undergraduate Pilot training. PCS=permanent change of station. Longer than the maximum TDY of 180 days. My son is a USAF 2nd Lt, soon heading to UPT.
Right now, I think I am just a few hours north of you. Are there anymore terms you don’t understand? 😀