Top 5 Things I hate about Afghanistan
1) BAF
2) The Pax Terminal at BAF
3) The personnel at the Pax Terminal on BAF telling me my flight is cancelled.
4) After personnel at the Pax Terminal on BAF tell me my flight is cancelled, and that there is some Space A, and I should give them my passport and then either sit on these torturous chairs, or sleep on the floor.
5) The Weather which necessitated the Pax Terminal personnel to tell me my flight was cancelled, and I should go to sleep on the floor until my name is picked from the magic barrel that contains my passport.
In the immortal words of Eric Cartman- Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck.
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That list can only grow longer…
Well, the poo pond also ranks fairly high.
If this was Facebook I’d hit the dislike button.
In the words of Boondock Saints, “Well, it certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.”
Buddy up with an O6 and hit the VIP lounge. Sofas, TV, and a private latrine.
“You people one-one?” “No, sir. We’re reporters for Stars and Stripes.”
TSO, that little blonde with the straw cowboy hat still running around the BAF terminal?
Ahh, BAF. Blackhole, Always Fucked.
Go across the street to the Pat Tillman USO center when you don’t have to be physically present at the terminal. It’s much more comfortable and far less mind-numbing.
Dude,
I got Mike on an airdrop on Thursday, you should have stuck around. I’ll work something for when you get back to us…if you get back to us.
Wait until you get stuck at KIA waiting for a flight. Unless you like curry-based food, stay away from the DFAC. I’ve had mystery meat with rice from the back of Mamasans truck that was better then the British KBR food.
And if you do goto KIA, hit the Belgian lounge for a game of darts. The Belgians there are friendly, they just spread the rumor that they like to beat up Americans to keep the rif-raf out.
Sleeping under uncomfortable chairs with the lights on…memories…
If you are still needing a flight to Sharanna, give me a call or email me your local (Roshan) number. I know some people in the BAF PAX terminal that can hook a brutha up.
079-602-8918
Ahhhhh the BAF PAX terminal. Won’t forget the smell of 200 plus GIs crammed into those little rooms, eating Jimmy Deans and sucking down Redbulls. The only saving grace is that generally if you are smelling that, you are either heading out for R&R or redeploying back to CONUS. Can’t say I miss it. Good times!
I feel your pain. I was in that terminal for 6 days once waiting to get to my working location in Afghanistan. I started at 173 on day one and on day 6 I was “down” to 192 on the wait list. I was lucky enough to get manifested another way, but that was 6 days of hell in August.
The last two times I went thru BAF I was in n’ out in under 24 hours the first time and in less than 12 hours the second time. I dread having to fly out of there again, or wait to fly out that is…