Ramadan

Next week starts the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan. Eating, drinking, smoking and sexual intercourse are not allowed between dawn and sunset. During Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam by refraining from violence, anger, envy, greed, lust, angry and sarcastic retorts, and gossip. I guess that is not the case with the extremists that live around our base: the *fireworks* have already started increasing. We now have to wear all of our body armor (pictured on right) while we are outside of the hangar or our sleeping quarters. At least it isn't 100 million degrees anymore, so it's bearable.

I got my first look at my evaluation this evening. It is called an NCOER (Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report) and it is a two-page report that my supervisor fills out, stating how I am doing, what I need to improve on, and what my potential is. It was actually really good. Kinda scary, my supervisor thinks they need to move me out of my section and put me in charge of an entire warehouse. It's flattering that he thinks I'll do a good job, but I've been in charge of my own section for the past 3 years and I am pretty comfortable here. I work in my own office and everything is set up the way I made it and like it. When things go wrong, there is no wrong to blame but me, but when I do a good job, there is also no one to share the credit with. I like that. I am a glory hog.