Reverse Soldier Readiness Program

Having returned from Afghanistan, we have to do the SRP process all over again. We got hearing, eye, and blood tests; immunizations; paycheck adjustments; and verified next of kin paperwork.

The worst line was the medical interview. Everyone talked about Kandahar's poo pond so that -- if we have respiratory problems somewhere down the line -- we might one day be compensated for it. I think at one point there was almost 100 people waiting in line for that station -- more than a three hour wait. (The 50 or so people before me took two and a half hours.)

Nevertheless, by the end of the day I was finished and on my first four-day weekend in a very long time.