Flame — HabitableZone

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"Writing for those who can't"

His profile is here (boldface his):

I am not in Iraq and I am not currently in the Army and I am not getting my ass shot at. This site is in compliance with MNC-I #9 as per FICI-CE-I, DoD Directive 5230.9 and AR 25-1, etcetera etcetera andsoforth.


Okay, he wouldn't be the first milblogger who is not in Iraq, or even the first one who never went there, but I'm a bit confused.

From his October 15th entry:

I got fifteen minutes to get my drunken ass back to base before the oh-fuck-hundred PT formation. Maybe Woodster would have been better off imprisoned with the rest of us in the arhhhhhhmy. Course, then he'd be in the Raq too wouldn't he? There's something to aspire to. Woody Allen doin' the Raq... someone give Woodster a buz will ya. Maybe we can set something up.


Most of the rest of the entries sound like he's right there, right now.

You tell me. Maybe he's writing from memory, although it would be odd for someone who recently served in Iraq to no longer be in the Army. I don't have the time to sweep his site for any current references, like the election or a recent operation.

But I submit that this man is no more a fighter in Iraq than SDAI is a secret agent, and with similar writing talent. If you've got a better scenario, let me know.

There are milbloggers with a tone similar to this one. Armor Geddon is just one. It's written by a man with a name: Neil Prakash.

For a broader selection of milblogs, try some from this list.

Mudville Gazette always has a lot of good links.

Or try Michael Yon, who isn't in the military, but is in Iraq.

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