Blake Cook

I'm wearing a PT belt and I'm shaving in like horrible environments because I can't have like a little scruffle. Like, I'm shitting in MRE bags up at the outpost. Like, And I'm still having to shave up there. What is going on? It doesn't make sense. Everybody's stuck in this World War II. Guess what? That was great. They did great things. It's not World War II anymore. Right?

I'm wearing a PT belt and I'm shaving in like horrible environments because I can't have like a little scruffle. Like, I'm shitting in MRE bags up at the outpost. Like, And I'm still having to shave up there. What is going on? It doesn't make sense. Everybody's stuck in this World War II. Guess what? That was great. They did great things. It's not World War II anymore. Right?

I'm wearing a PT belt and I'm shaving in like horrible environments because I can't have like a little scruffle. Like, I'm shitting in MRE bags up at the outpost. Like, And I'm still having to shave up there. What is going on? It doesn't make sense. Everybody's stuck in this World War II. Guess what? That was great. They did great things. It's not World War II anymore. Right?

It's a different environment. Y'all can loosen up a little bit. This is not that long ago. Like, that's a long time. We can chill out a little bit. I don't need to shave and shit in an MRE bag. Like, nobody's bothering us. It was just, everything was ridiculous. But, It was fun though. It started to really get to know the guys. We started forming as like a little team.

It's a different environment. Y'all can loosen up a little bit. This is not that long ago. Like, that's a long time. We can chill out a little bit. I don't need to shave and shit in an MRE bag. Like, nobody's bothering us. It was just, everything was ridiculous. But, It was fun though. It started to really get to know the guys. We started forming as like a little team.

It's a different environment. Y'all can loosen up a little bit. This is not that long ago. Like, that's a long time. We can chill out a little bit. I don't need to shave and shit in an MRE bag. Like, nobody's bothering us. It was just, everything was ridiculous. But, It was fun though. It started to really get to know the guys. We started forming as like a little team.

We had gotten a new squad leader at the time. His name was Staff Sergeant Garcia Boches. He was like, he's had like all these jumps. He was a black hat for a while. He was, Pat Tillman was, went to his class in jump school. So he was a awesome guy, very old school though. But he took, he looked out for us.

We had gotten a new squad leader at the time. His name was Staff Sergeant Garcia Boches. He was like, he's had like all these jumps. He was a black hat for a while. He was, Pat Tillman was, went to his class in jump school. So he was a awesome guy, very old school though. But he took, he looked out for us.

We had gotten a new squad leader at the time. His name was Staff Sergeant Garcia Boches. He was like, he's had like all these jumps. He was a black hat for a while. He was, Pat Tillman was, went to his class in jump school. So he was a awesome guy, very old school though. But he took, he looked out for us.

And then before him, we had Nick Fredsty, who was, he deployed like seven or eight times to Afghanistan. Like in my eyes, he was like a legend. Like, man, this guy's still alive. He's got eight deployments in 10 years of his career. Like he'd been deployed like all the time. And he was like, he was so chill. Like we had him as a squad leader for like seven months.

And then before him, we had Nick Fredsty, who was, he deployed like seven or eight times to Afghanistan. Like in my eyes, he was like a legend. Like, man, this guy's still alive. He's got eight deployments in 10 years of his career. Like he'd been deployed like all the time. And he was like, he was so chill. Like we had him as a squad leader for like seven months.

And then before him, we had Nick Fredsty, who was, he deployed like seven or eight times to Afghanistan. Like in my eyes, he was like a legend. Like, man, this guy's still alive. He's got eight deployments in 10 years of his career. Like he'd been deployed like all the time. And he was like, he was so chill. Like we had him as a squad leader for like seven months.

And man, he just taught you everything. Like he just took care of you. He just taught you everything. But I still couldn't go anywhere because we're locked in on an appointment. So then he got sent to another company, I think like Delta Company, and then we got Bochez, which was awesome to have, and then we deployed.

And man, he just taught you everything. Like he just took care of you. He just taught you everything. But I still couldn't go anywhere because we're locked in on an appointment. So then he got sent to another company, I think like Delta Company, and then we got Bochez, which was awesome to have, and then we deployed.

And man, he just taught you everything. Like he just took care of you. He just taught you everything. But I still couldn't go anywhere because we're locked in on an appointment. So then he got sent to another company, I think like Delta Company, and then we got Bochez, which was awesome to have, and then we deployed.

But, I mean, it actually felt good because there are a lot of good young guys in the 82nd. There's a lot of good dudes in the 82nd. You know, the conventional Army has been overshadowed. People think it's not cool anymore, like being in the infantry, like standard infantry, because of social media, right?

But, I mean, it actually felt good because there are a lot of good young guys in the 82nd. There's a lot of good dudes in the 82nd. You know, the conventional Army has been overshadowed. People think it's not cool anymore, like being in the infantry, like standard infantry, because of social media, right?

But, I mean, it actually felt good because there are a lot of good young guys in the 82nd. There's a lot of good dudes in the 82nd. You know, the conventional Army has been overshadowed. People think it's not cool anymore, like being in the infantry, like standard infantry, because of social media, right?

Social media now, when you think of something sexy, you think of beards and like plate carriers and cutoff t-shirts and, you know, the special operations community. Like it's, it looks cool. And it's, you know, a lot of guys in the 82nd, they're really good dudes. And I think they feel maybe overlooked sometimes. You know, maybe like we're not as important anymore because we're just in the 82nd.

Social media now, when you think of something sexy, you think of beards and like plate carriers and cutoff t-shirts and, you know, the special operations community. Like it's, it looks cool. And it's, you know, a lot of guys in the 82nd, they're really good dudes. And I think they feel maybe overlooked sometimes. You know, maybe like we're not as important anymore because we're just in the 82nd.