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They’ve been keeping us busy here. Since we are MP’s we still have a real job to do, even if there isn’t a war going on. So if you’ve been hearing about bored troops, it isn’t me. But I do want to come home. I just checked my calendar, and by my count, we have 91 days left. I heard that when you leave here, they rotate you out 30 days prior to your ETS (Expiration of Term of Service), so I guess I can look at it as 61 days instead. That’s provided nothing happens between now and then. I keep hoping, but I don’t think anybody knows for sure what will happen. I hope the politicians decide it’s unwise to keep us here more than