Not good news for the Taliban
Retention will probably drop among the Taliban over the next few weeks when they get the news that the paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team are headed back there this winter according to the Stars & Stripes;
The country is becoming a second home for the “Sky Soldiers,” who served previous rotations in Afghanistan in 2005-2006 and 2007-2008. The announcement didn’t specify a date the deployment would start or mention where the soldiers would be deployed.
It said two units — the 173rd and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division — would “replace forces currently deployed in Afghanistan. …”
Category: Military issues, Support the troops
Knew it was coming but…speechless none the less.
I think there is one person in our unit whos son is in that unit.
My son is in the 173rd. He’s home on leave at the moment, and it’s good to have him around the house for a little while. However, he says he’s actually looking forward to the deployment. He likes his job. Talks about applying for Ranger School.
Me, I tell him to consider staying in for awhile longer. See if he can make a career out of it. Retire with some bennies and enough time left to start another career. At least think about it.
I do worry about him, though. As a father, that’s my job. My father worried about me, and his father worried about him, and on and on.
But I know he’s in a damned fine unit, with plenty of veterans to counsel him and to learn from.
And though I’m worried, I’m also damned proud of him.
God Bless ’em all.
RAKKASAN!!!!