Blog Posts

Human Resources Command published this update on the IRR callup yesterday. Apparently thus far only 450 or so soldiers have been called up out of the 5600. The 5600 will be called over a period of time to allow the …

ABC News wants to hear from IRR soldiers to find out how they feel about possibly being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. Contact them here. Also, the Norwich Bulleting wrote an opinion piece stating the obvious about the …

I found Robert Alt’s blog and these pictures he took while in Iraq. His accounts seem to provide a more accurate depiction of life here than the CNN doom-and-gloom snippets we see every day. I’ll try to take …

Practical advice on what to pack for deployment to Iraq, including gear issued at CRC and tips on wicking shirts vs cotton in extreme heat.

An article about another IRR soldier called up.

A quick note about beta software direct download links found while at an Internet cafe in Iraq.

I flew into Iraq a couple of days ago and haven’t yet made it to my new home unit. Chris and I shipped together from Camp Doha Kuwait (camp wolverine was recently closed) into Balad along with a few Field Artillery …

On July 12th the ArmyTimes published Recalled To Duty with references to their interview with me. Overall I’m happy with the article, but there are a couple of minor corrections I want to make for the record. It …

Made it to Kuwait. Flight time was 5 hrs to Maine, 2 on the ground, 7 hrs to Frankfurt, Germany, 2 on the ground, 5 hours to Kuwait = 21 hours. Kuwait is strangely only an hour ahead of Germany, or 7 hours ahead of east …

News update on the Army's IRR mobilization announcement, with official figures showing 226 involuntary callups since September 11, 2001.