I lied when I said that the weekends are quiet at Alert. It’s the weekend MORNINGS that are quiet, and sleepy as everyone gets well-deserved rest before the brunch rush. It’s the weekdays that are truly quiet in terms of non-work-related hustle and bustle. I was originally planning on posting something on Friday to mark…

The weekends at Alert are quiet, and almost ominous. 8am is a great time to walk around, explore a bit and reinforce your sense of direction however half the lights are turned off and you get creepy hallways that seem to stretch on forever. Just kidding that’s the only hallway like that. This is the…

Another thing about the military is that no one tells you anything. It was 2 hours before our flight, and I hadn’t been told we were going to Alert instead. I had overhead some of the guys sharing the news amongst each other right outside my door. I got ready for one of them to…