The ORD irony.

Your heart tells you that you might be missing something, things might feel odd, the routine is changing. But the rational side of you urges you to rethink (but it isn't anything urgent) about what's there to miss about. I don't think I'll need to ever wake up at 6:30 am for a few years; I can start sleeping early and get the straight 8 hours' rest made unattainable for the past 2 years.

What I'll miss would be the simple life, friendly people and friends made during this stint. What I would -definitely- not miss would be the saikang of accounting for vehicle defects, changing of vehicles and endless stream of work interrupting my rest time. Last but not least manpower issues. Having to account (positively) for phantoms is tough work and very much against my conscience.

I'm probably one who prefers the status quo, correction : my own comfort zone. There was and will always be an element of uncertainty when we move from institution to another, an organisation to another, etc. Through these transitions and stays, we change.

I packed my stuff today and brought it back home. Dressed in No.4, I dumped my duffel bag on the house floor and inevitably it made me recall that great jubilance when one can finally come home from camp, especially for special occasions like POP and the once and only once ORD.
Today it signified a great shedding of responsibility and liabilities to the service. I'm almost done with the role of a Driver IC, role of a liaison between my unit and MT line, role of shepherding back phantoms. One more duty cycle and I'll be through.

For those still in the service and waiting to enter, everyone says the 2 years will fly by. Believe it and your life will be greatly enriched.