Deployment.

Okay the army has a suicide problem, and they don't know why. OK there is a little book called zebras don't have ulcers. It's about how constant micro-stressors have a different effect than normal stress. Anyways you always hear in the media about how horrible it is for soldiers because they are under fire and away for 3 months to a year at a time and they are missing their families. Yeah I am gone for a year and yeah we get indirect fire blah blah blah. You know what annoys me the most? MOON DUST. like dust from the moon, i don't know why it is called that but let me describe it. Y'know how sand gets EVERYWHERE at the beach? it's like that but tens times worse. dust gets into your nose and forms nasty boogers, that cant be snot rocketed out. Another thing you bring your weapon everywhere, don't leave it anywhere. going to the latrine don't leave it in your room. basically it is glued to your side, don't get caught without it or you're getting it. Also there is no alcohol. there is near-beer, or non alcoholic beer. That's great except non-alcoholic beer has a terrible aftertaste. Laundry is a problem because it is so hot you sweat so much and you cant shower daily because of water issues. my clothes could stand up by themselves from salt from my sweat. it is bad, but you know I don't mind it I knew it was coming but you don't know these thing till you get here. weekends off? ha!

Go tell a soldier not to worry about getting shot but to worry about sand.
(Disclaimer: Don't.)