Arrival in Bagram

I have new respect for commercial air in the states. Nothing could possibly be worse than 4 hours in the back of a C-17! :-/

I arrived around 5 this morning in Bagram and have spent my morning inprocessing the hospital. The hospital has everything I could possibly need, from a 24-hour dining facility to washers/dryers to phones to a reading library. I ran into two people I knew: a pediatrician (the only one here) who was a fellow when I was a resident, and the sister of one of my friends from medical school. The Army is really a small place!

I haven't been able to get into my barracks yet, but it appears that I will be assigned into the indoor barracks right next to the hospital. I'm told there are 4 to a room, with a bathroom down the hall, and wired internet (for a fee of course). There is a very large and scrumptuous dining facility near the hospital as well; I enjoyed a breakfast of french toast, coffee cake, kiwi and pineapple this morning! (I'm going to have to find the gym sometime very soon with that type of buffet at every meal!) Looking at the map, I learned that there are a number of PXs, fast food, several gyms, a USO, and a post office within walking distance. And if I get lazy and don't want to walk, there is also a post shuttle. So far, I really can't complain .... there are soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan that are far far FAR worse off than I will be.

Tomorrow's plan: IED training. Again. I'll let you know how it goes .....