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well ike it says above should i be worried? he is going as an electrical inspector and the company he is going for has had zero deaths but any thing could happen, right? he is going to be gone for about a year and this is the longest he has been gone. the whole time he has been working, and he leaves tuesday dont know what time though....

I don't think you should worry. Keep in mind that the media has a thing for glamorizing every horrible thing that happens over there. I've talked to a ton of soldiers who returned from Iraq and they were horrified by what the media was doing. It's not as bad over there as you might think. Don't get me wrong, things are still bad, but not on the level CNN and MSNBC want you to think. It's why I watch Fox.

Also, considering that he's an electrical inspector, he's going to be pretty safe. He's not going out on the front lines or anything so he should be fairly well protected.

I don't know how religious you are, but may I reccomend keeping him in your prayers?

but due to the horrible elecitrical work people have been electricuted by taking a sower or washing their hands. but i have a little more reasurence. but there is a good side to this whole thing: i get more TFs and city commander upgrade and ultramagnus

doubledealer25 wrote:but due to the horrible elecitrical work people have been electricuted by taking a sower or washing their hands. but i have a little more reasurence. but there is a good side to this whole thing: i get more TFs and city commander upgrade and ultramagnus

No, I wouldn't worry. A friend of mine is one of the "Cat Herders" that helps protect the civillians. He's proud to report many, many successful missions.

The best advice (This coming from more fear of personal loss than Militarian in nayure) is to keep a loose eye on the possible tangent futures. Be ready for the "what ifs". If you prepare for the worst, you will usually get good results. The trick is to keep a close enough eye on things to be ready for anything, without letting it get to you. And if you need to, vent into a pillow. They're soft, so you can punch the stuffing out. They wash, and hold up to a good cry if that's what you need, and sleep is always a good comfort. It relaxes the body.

And talk to people. If it gets to ya, get online with a good group of guys. You'll know them. I;ve found it easier to talk via a keyboard than in person. You get the privacy of a journal, but with the give and take of people that paper and MS word don;t have.

Best of luck to you, family, and Dad.

Just as long as he doesn't get attaced by a large blue helecopter and a scoprion, hes ok. seriosly, Good luck.

bumblebeerocks wrote:Just as long as he doesn't get attaced by a large blue helecopter and a scoprion, hes ok. seriosly, Good luck.

That would have been funny in another topic, but this is serious.

War is no joking matter. doubledealer25's dad may not be in the front lines, but we still should'nt be trying to make TF references to this.

robofreak wrote:

bumblebeerocks wrote:Just as long as he doesn't get attaced by a large blue helecopter and a scoprion, hes ok. seriosly, Good luck.

That would have been funny in another topic, but this is serious.

War is no joking matter. doubledealer25's dad may not be in the front lines, but we still should'nt be trying to make TF references to this.

sorry. I thought some humor might chee him up. you dad's gonna be fine.

Another thing to remember is don't freak out if you don't hear from him regularly, because things won't always be routine when he's there. That's what I had to keep in mind when my half-brother was in Iraq. But he came back fine and I'm sure your dad will too. Best of luck!

robofreak wrote:

bumblebeerocks wrote:Just as long as he doesn't get attaced by a large blue helecopter and a scoprion, hes ok. seriosly, Good luck.

That would have been funny in another topic, but this is serious.

War is no joking matter. doubledealer25's dad may not be in the front lines, but we still should'nt be trying to make TF references to this.

well it did cheer me up a little and yes this is serious but i find that making a joke out of a serious matter helps make it not so erious but cus we did not get his flight info yet i have no clue to as when he is leaving?

My girlfriend's "uncle" does exactly the same thing.(He's a mechanic, however.) He's done this for about 20 years. He's always come back unscathed.

All of that work takes place on the actual base, or highly secured facility they might be building. Either way, terrorists aren't going to be anywhere near your Dad.

In fact, he'll be safer than the soldiers by far. And he'll get paid a pretty penny to boot.

I mean, there's always risk involved in anything of this nature, but your Dad's chances of survival are so high you can't even see 'em from here.

Seriously bud, he'll be fine. Before you know it, he'll be comin' back and making up for lost time.

anything in life requires risk. But your dad sounds like a pretty cool cat just for going over there. That's awesome. He's a construction guy/contractor going over there to help, he sounds pretty tough, man. Most people don't have the cojones to do something like that. I wouldn't worry, he sounds like a pretty cool guy.

Plus you've got all us weirdos to talk to.


Cheers.

thanks yall. and i found out that he is leaving on the 12th this comming sunday for sure. but he is not down there for a year solid he comes home every 4 months for like two weeks.

Malikon wrote:anything in life requires risk. But your dad sounds like a pretty cool cat just for going over there. That's awesome. He's a construction guy/contractor going over there to help, he sounds pretty tough, man. Most people don't have the cojones to do something like that. I wouldn't worry, he sounds like a pretty cool guy.

Plus you've got all us weirdos to talk to.


Cheers.

well i do like to talk to those like me

cheers as well

well my dad is leaving in a few minutes and i am crying my eyes out

doubledealer25 wrote:well my dad is leaving in a few minutes and i am crying my eyes out

No worries man, he's gonna be just fine. He'll be back before you know it. I know it's hard on you right now, and that it's difficult to imagine, but seriously...he'll be fine and he'll come back.

he will be back in February. but it will seem like an eternity. but on the positive side i get more TFs and get to go to botcon next year.