I hear that train a-comin'

 
Okay. All done now.

I’ve put in my last day on the job, and we’ve met all the requirements for clearing except those that can only be checked off at departure. Equipment signed over. Awards and commendations received, plus a commemorative coin — I now have coins from all three JWOT theaters — plus a flag with a certificate attesting that it was flown over the camp for 9 minutes and 11 seconds (see if you can figure out what that symbolizes). Extra items mailed home. Office computer accounts closed out. I won’t be going back into any of the camps, so I can resume wearing name tapes on my uniform, and carrying a pocketknife. There’s really nothing left except to relax for three days, pack, and clear quarters on Tuesday.

I took the DLPT for Persian Farsi (the reading section a week ago, the listening section early this week), but don’t yet know the results. They probably won’t come in for several weeks yet, but at least it’s done.

During this tour, I did three Buffy fics, and 10,000+ words on a fourth. I genuinely intended to finish “Queen’s Gambit” while I was here — and I’ll put in further effort before leaving Guantanamo and while out-processing through Fort Benning — but weeks ago I made a choice to postpone fic-writing while I readied myself for the language test.

No predicting how long we’ll spend at Benning. I might possibly be finished and home by this time next week; even with unforeseen difficulties, it shouldn’t take more than four or five days longer than that.

It’s been a fairly substantial tour. Last time, before we got the last-minute extension, I didn’t want to leave. Now, I’m ready to be gone.