The following is a Point/Counterpoint argument presented by Sgt. Evan Lamson in regard to the observance of established force protection doctrine when faced with overwhelming and opposing personal motivators. Lamson will present the point and counterpoint as to whether to finish jerking off in the porta-shitter after those damn indirect fire sirens go off.
POINT:
Three long bursts; that’s the Indirect Fire Siren. Right when I was hitting my stride, too. Shoot. Better pack this in and get to the assembly area for accountability. The platoon leader will be counting on me to make sure my team is safe.
IDF has been a looming concern since we first arrived at this base. The hills and villages to the east provide ample cover and civilian concealment for Taliban and Haqqani fighters to fire mortars and rudimentary rocket systems at us. I’ve never actually heard of them hitting anyone, but a few months before we got here I guess they blew up a supply shed full of threaded vehicle fueling funnels.
