I think that I have finally found my routine here in Afghanistan. I think it is making the time seem like it is flying by. When I think about the fact that I have already been here for a whole month, it seems like it is moving fast. Everyone said that the first 30 always go by quick and now I believe them. But then there are also times that it seems to be going by pretty slow. These are usually the times where I am missing my husband and wish that I could just go home to him at the end of the work day.
One of my goals for the year was to lose about 30 (which quickly became 40 after the holidays) pounds while I am deployed. Unfortunately, when I weighed myself not too long ago, the scale was going in the opposite direction. I think that I am going to blame it on the Altitude (I have nothing to back up that claim, but that's what I am going with). The good news is that when I weighed myself today, I lost 6 pounds from the last time that I weighed myself. So that was a welcome sight to see. Now, I know what you are thinking. You are thinking that it was probably that the scale was off. But it was the same scale, so I am taking the 6 pound weight loss and running with it! One of my all time favorite things to do, is to weigh myself on the scale at the NATO gym. I like this scale because you can switch it to kilograms, and in kilograms, my weight is only double digits!
Things have really picked up at work, and more work just keeps finding me. I am currently working on 2 courts-martial, one which if the CG (commanding general) accepts the offer to plead will be completed rather quickly with a guilty plea. The other one is going to a General Court-Martial and there is about zero chance of a guilty plea as the defense counsel doesn't believe that she make her client provident (meaning that when he gets up and says that he is guilty and what he did to the judge, the judge actually has to believe him). It should still be a pretty easy case, as there are confessions and multiple witnesses.
Then I have another case that I'm about to prefer charges on, which the command tried to sneak by me. In the military we have what is called an Article 15 or non-judicial punishment. It is a way of punishing Soldiers for minor offenses that they committed without going through a court-martial. The standard of proof is still the same, they still have to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, only it's not by a judge or panel (jury) it is by a commander who looks at the evidence and decides. This case I didn't feel, nor did I think the Brigade Commander would feel, it was appropriate to dispose of with a company grade Article 15. The guy tried to steal $6,000 from the Government, I just don't think it is unreasonable to think that it shouldn't be dealt with at the same level as the guy who shows up late for work. But that just may be my inner prosecutor speaking...Well it turns out I was right, and we will be preferring charges on that case pretty soon.
So as of right now, I have 3 pending courts-martial, an officer elimination board of inquiry, and a flight evaluation board (where we permanently ground aviators and take their wings) pending. Somehow my jurisdiction got all crazy on me now that we are down range. I spent 6 months with this unit in Hawaii and nothing, and after 1 month down range, I'm busy. At least it makes the time go by quickly....
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