I have been pretty quiet about the situation with
Chris for a day or so now. Basically because I am trying to figure
out the best way to approach the situation. For those of you who do
not know, Chris' internet privileges were stripped from him and he may only make supervised phone calls because of a Facebook post
he "shared" on his page. That is the only information I was given and
I was given this information via another soldier in Afghanistan with Chris.
Apparently 8 of the guys who either "liked" or "shared"
the Facebook post in question are now unable to be in communication with their
families back home pending an investigation. The FRG calls or emails
me a few times a week about nonsense not pertaining to Chris but will
not call to inform me of the investigation being done involving my
soldier. This is absurd to me. So I could go weeks or months without
hearing from him and the FRG does not think this is important
information to share with me. It is only because Chris' friend
messaged me that I am even aware of the circumstances at hand. And I
know FRG knows what is going on over there.
Do I believe that the post should have been posted in
a public forum... probably not. But it is information that these
soldier felt pertinent for their families back home to know. It is
not classified or private information, no army special talk was used,
no mission details were involved. Just a solider venting his stance
on the situation at hand. If the Army was worried about what these
guys are saying why are they even able to access their Facebook in
the first place? I am very lucky to have be able to talk to Chris
daily or every other day whether it is via email or message. It is about the only thing that keeps me
sane. Some days it is the only way I get through my day or my motivation to get up in the morning because I am hoping from a message from my soldier. But now you've taken that away over a Facebook post that he "shared"
and did not even write. To my understanding not every soldier
involved in using the post on their Facebook was reprimanded. So are
they trying to prove a point by singling out a few? I don't know but
from a family perspective back home this is not building support or
trust here.
After that phone call last week and this nonsense now from the homefront, I have had it with the way everything is running anymore.
I have always had pride in our military and what it stands for. It has been instilled in me since I was little. I very proud of my military family, our country and everything Chris has done in his military career. Chris initially asked me to "share" this post after he did and decided not to. It has vulgar language (as most military men use :) ) and it is bashing the Army. Hardcore. But these guys feel it is important for everyone to know how command is running over there. So after this whole incident went down I will share the post. I was worried that Chris would get into more trouble if I posted it but I know that he would want it shared. Plus, I may be a military spouse but I am not in the Army, I do have the freedom of speech, and I can post my opinion in a public forum and I do agree with the post. The Army has now involved me into something that should have had no barring on our family. I don't want to be that wife that overreacts and I feel like I stayed pretty calm through this whole thing. Even though my friend Dani (a former military wife) got me all riled up today and ready to call the newspapers and news stations because this whole situation is nonsense. I understand the post is a bit intense but Chris simply shared it on his facebook page and now who knows when the next time I will talk to him will be. This whole thing seems like a joke. I mean what kind of "investigation" could possibly be going on? And how long will this take?
The Facebook post I shared in the Inducing
Panic post is by the same guy. Command is really doing something
real screwed up there to piss these soldiers off this bad.
Comments and thoughts would be much appreciated!
So here it is... This is what all the hype is about.
This is the post Chris simply "shared" this on Facebook he
is not the original author.
"How much more can the 37th fuck it up. Wow!
Whats next 37th what other Gay Shit Can you come up with now? I
thought we would run our own COP,like big Boy Rules. Being with the
37th is a Joke this whole Thing is a JOKE,This is what Guys left
there family's to come and be treated like Kids,It is a sad Day when
our TERP's have more rights than us. The Big Wigs just need to give
themselves there sliver and Bronze Stars and lets go home that is all
they came here for anyway. I say we go home Now Before Morale gets
any Lower Here. Make sure you guard the Gym and chow hall now!! How
about moving our Terp's all 14 of them out of a tent and some where
else and not have them Using our MWR and eating us out of House and
Home, I thought the MWR was for Soldiers Only not LOCALS Which our
Terp's use we have to wait to use our phones and computers cause they
our on them,WTF and Care packages our for us not for them to Go
threw, HEY 37th why don't you fix this stuff instead of worrying
about if my shit is tucked in or i have a brown fleece cap on, Is our
security Not important why do we have terp's living Better than us? I
got to Go Now Cause i have to go get my one scoop of food before our
TERP"S and workers Get there and load up there Trays with all
they want and i have a List of what i can get to eat of our food ,
when they can eat 2 steaks and 3 pizza at one time and load up there
pockets with all they want and nobody says a DAM thing to them. But i
am told one Steak and one spoon full of green beans and Mixed fruit.
this could Go on and on 37th Bit lets mack sure we have 2 Guys
guarding the Chow hall door we Want The TERP"S and workers to be
happy and not up set them, cause they might get mad at us, the last
ime i checked we were in charge and the ground we hold is US ground
this is our Home for now I thought i was safe here. Like the old
saying goes keep your friends close and your Enemies closer. well
37th you do a great job of that."
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