New on the job!

As many of you may know, I’ve been looking for work recently, along with millions of other folks. It certainly hasn’t been easy or fast to find a new job, but I finally found one and am gainfully employed for all of one day now.

Yesterday was my first day, filled with orientation, classes and meeting new folks.

As luck would have it, I ended up sitting next to a nice young man. (At this point, I have to share that it finally dawned on me about 2 o’clock in the afternoon that I was the only “old” person there. All of those folks were born AFTER I got my college diploma.) Anyway, we did afternoon introductions and Justin advised that he had separated from the Army in October. Far be it from me to leave a veteran without thanking him for his service, I asked some more questions about where he had been stationed. He mentioned Balad and FOB Rustamiyah. “FOB Rusty?” I questioned. I knew Rustamiyah seemed small enough that he might know the dog handlers there. And, he did- the 95th MP BN. Small world? Coincidence? Either way, I always love being able to make those connections. Attached are some photos of Danny and Boyke, one of the FOB Rusty teams.