I checked into the MARCENT LNO office this morning. Overall, it was a bit anticlimatic, as I just got yet another check-in sheet to complete. First it turned out I didn't have all the signatures I needed from Cherry Point. So the morning was spent driving the 2.5 hours roundtrip to Cherry Point and another hour or two tracking down the people I needed to find. And I will need to go down to Cherry Point at least once more (either tomorrow or Wednesday) to exchange some gear.
After that, I returned for my medical/dental screening. I received my second Anthrax shot and completed an audiogram. First thing tomorrow (after 12 hours of fasting), I need to go get blood drawn so they can test my lipids or something. Thankfully my dental was all complete. Once they get the blood test results in the afternoon, I should be all done with 'checking in'.
Tomorrow afternoon I will also get an 'admin audit'. That's where they officially check me in here, update all the administrative databases and hopefully tell me a little more of what's going on.
Basically, nothing's official until I get my check-in finished and everything turns out well. If it does, I'm planning on a Thursday (29 Oct) departure from here. I'd fly commercial into Kuwait City, do another check-in (receive my pistol and some more gear) and await a military flight into Kabul. They said maybe 5 days in Kuwait. We'll see; I have to finish this check-in first.
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