RobDoc
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Over a year ago a couple from Montana moved next door to us.
He was an Army helicopter pilot and now serves in a similar capacity for a civilian contractor. His assignment for the past few years has taken him to Afghanistan where he transports supplies to our troops stationed there.
He is typically there for 6 weeks at a time and then home for 6 weeks (rinse/lather/repeat) but unfortunately was there in early March and, with quarantine policies what they were around the world at that time, his stay there was expanded to 6 months. He returned home safely at the end of September.
When talking with him last week I asked what he found to do there when "off-duty". He replied that he was pretty desperate for things to do as social activities are pretty limited for Americans in that area. He started looking for news and podcasts especially about Hilton Head. He had discovered a DVC Podcast Pete aired on May 18 about Disney's Hilton Head Island resort.
We had never talked about the DIS prior to this and he did not know I was involved in any way with this site or the Podcast and had to go to Afghanistan to discover that.
He is scheduled to return there in a couple of weeks (back to 6 weeks on/6 weeks off) depending on decisions being made by those in a position to do so regarding troop movement, base closure and whatever else may be involved between the military and his employer.
Small World indeed.
He was an Army helicopter pilot and now serves in a similar capacity for a civilian contractor. His assignment for the past few years has taken him to Afghanistan where he transports supplies to our troops stationed there.
He is typically there for 6 weeks at a time and then home for 6 weeks (rinse/lather/repeat) but unfortunately was there in early March and, with quarantine policies what they were around the world at that time, his stay there was expanded to 6 months. He returned home safely at the end of September.
When talking with him last week I asked what he found to do there when "off-duty". He replied that he was pretty desperate for things to do as social activities are pretty limited for Americans in that area. He started looking for news and podcasts especially about Hilton Head. He had discovered a DVC Podcast Pete aired on May 18 about Disney's Hilton Head Island resort.
We had never talked about the DIS prior to this and he did not know I was involved in any way with this site or the Podcast and had to go to Afghanistan to discover that.
He is scheduled to return there in a couple of weeks (back to 6 weeks on/6 weeks off) depending on decisions being made by those in a position to do so regarding troop movement, base closure and whatever else may be involved between the military and his employer.
Small World indeed.
