FORT HOOD, Texas —First Lieutenant Kevin Kotowski is excitedly anticipating his upcoming year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel, friends say. In particular, the sources add, Kotowski will now have all the time he needs to get current on hot TV shows and video games.

“It’s been, like, forever since I got enough free time to watch anything,” said Kotowski as he stood in line at CIF to get his deployment RFI. “My last deployment was in 2011 to Iraq, and since then, between work and my wife, I just haven’t stayed caught up. I’ve had to clap my hands over my ears when people discuss Breaking Bad, Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, or Justified.”