On the horizon

[Andrew]

Hey folks, I know that I have been scarce lately - but it is only going to get worse.

Between now and Christmas I have Toys for Tots.  Being the coordinator for a chunk of Long Island is no joke, so I can see nights when I will probably sleep in my office.

I will not be going to B-Fest, because I will be in California, at Camp Pendleton, for a substance abuse and control course - I am the unit's new SACO.  Maybe I'll show them "Assassin of Youth" or "Reefer Madness."

We received a warning order that our unit will return to Iraq sometime around June 2004.  The deployment is for one year.  Honestly, the site will probably be fallow for that time - no updates.  Before that happens I will appoint some moderators and try to store up 12 reviews.  Katie could post one per month while I am gone.  June is still a long time away yet, so we will see what happens.

[raj]

Don't worry about us, we'll at least have the board.
And keep yourself safe.

[daveblackeye15]

Take care of yourself man.

-the first rule of fat club-

[Flangepart]

Be careful, Andrew. Moderators or no moderators, we wanna get our reviews from the main man.
"Reefer madness"....i thought that was about a truckdriver with a refrigerated rig, who goes postal.

[Lee]

Don't worry Andrew, the board will keep us busy. Should your unit get deployed just make sure to stay as safe as possible.

[Cullen]

Luck to you.

[Mofo Rising]

Be careful out there.  Those doped-up tots can be be dangerous to the unwary.

[Brother Ragnarok]

Wait (and correct me if I've misunderstood), they're making you miss B-Fest to babysit junkies?  That absolutely sucks.  Maybe you should make them sit through Heironymous Merki...wait, no ,that's a good movie...make that Message from Space.
One way or another, you'll be missed.  Good luck, brother, and keep safe.

Brother R

[Andrew]

Brother Ragnarok wrote:

> Wait (and correct me if I've misunderstood), they're making you
> miss B-Fest to babysit junkies?  

No, I am missing B-Fest to become a Substance Abuse and Control Officer.  The intent is for me to ensure that Marines will not use illegal drugs or abuse legal ones (hooch, etc.).

[Evil Matt]

Screening "Reefer Madness" would be a bad idea, then.  There's nothing in the world that does a better job of arguing in favor of using drugs than horribly informed propaganda films about how awful they are.


But that scene where the old guy gets run over is hilarious...

[Neville]

Andrew wrote: "We received a warning order that our unit will return to Iraq sometime around June 2004."

Take care, man.

[Deej]

Just a quick helpful bit to use as a SACO. When I was a wee, young LCpl, after an incident in Wilmington,NC , that involved booze and a fire-team rush on a college kid's Mazda(which incidentally made The Navy Times!). I and some of my co-devil-pups were remanded to our unit SANCO for some much needed evaluation and counseling. I don't remember everything that wise Gunny had to say, but one bit of advice remains with me. His advice to us.....drink SLOWLY! Yeah, his advice was not to drink less or drink responsibly, or not to drink at all...but to drink SLOWLY!! Yeah, made a world of difference....thanks Gunny.

If you ship out Andrew, remember...I'm up, He sees me...I'm down!!! Take care of yourself. Come home safe and soon.