Thursday, June 24, 2010

Burning question

Ow... OMG ow....

The 2 worst sunburns that I have ever gotten have been on army time. Back in Basic I got a 2nd degree sunburn right in the middle of my chest. Because of the way that the old BDU's sat and the fact that my t-shirts had become deformed over time, a large section of my chest (from Adams apple down about4 inches) got expose. And toasted (we are talking blistering and all that fun stuff).

And now the Army adds number 2 to the list. Partly my fault (because in the end I was in charge) but by the time I realized it it was too late. We ran a 450 mile convoy on Sunday. I ended up driving at least half the distance. HMMV's are hot, the engine often dumps heat into the cab and ventilation is not good. So we had the windows rolled down. And our ACU blouses (as a side we had a long debate about whether they classify as blouses anymore, since they don't button like the BDU's. This sort of conversation comes up often in my unit) were off because it was 100 degrees that day. So as you can figure, it didn't occur to me at the time to put sunblock on my arms. And now I have a truckers tan from hell, since I have a second degree burn on my left arm (blisters and all). I will spare you the oh so fun looking picture......

Oh well, at least this AT is over. 3 weeks is a long time to be away. Whoever said 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks a year is a liar and should be shot.

1 comment:

Malnurtured Snay said...

So -- no cool photos of stuff blowing up, then?