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Sublime one said

If there is not Deer or Elk involved my bride figures her idea of roughing it is the remote needs new batteries. But throw in a rifle and a Deer or Elk and she will sleep on the ground for a week. I understand your wife's view. Ask her if her and her buddies ever got to the point when eating they would reach down and add sand prior to first bite. A act of total defiance to the desert. Thought being hah you did not ruin my meal today. Ask me how I know. My personal best 41 days no shower!
2nd Marines

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She hated plastic eating utensils, the sand, the wind, rocket attacks, alerts in the middle of the night, walking to the latrine and shower.
It took her a long time to feel normal again. Still to this day she hates the sound of helicopters flying overhead. She worked and lived near the med station and helicopter pad.
Our deployments overlapped a few months. I did hitch a ride to her base with at the time Gov Rick Perry. We were on the ground about three hours, got to see her get promoted.
She got to come to my base initially for a couple days. Her return flight had problems and she ended up staying eight days.
I got home and went took off for Florida for a couple weeks.
Both retired now from the Guard/Reserves. Neither one of us miss it.