So the buffoonery begins...we were given our training dates a couple of months ago. 5 Jan to 26 or something at Ft Dix for Air Advisory Training, which is driving cars and shooting or something. I think we get to practice knocking over 7-11's and other drive by exercises. Then we were slated to go to Ft Bliss (any thing in Texas being call 'Bliss' is funny) for Mi-17 training. That was supposed to be from 5 Feb to March something....We were told 'um....maybe not Ft Bliss, we ran out of money so it looks like you'll be going to the Ukraine'....

They had until last Friday to make up their minds. They now say mostly likely for sure Ft Bliss, 6 weeks later? The guys we're supposed to be relieving, are going to be relieved to hear we're gonna be late relieving them in Afghanistan!