Evil Mog

And so he's like, hey, do you want to go over for six months? And I'd already released from the reserves at this point. I said, yeah, sure, let's go over. I had nothing else to do, and I wanted some money, and it was all tax-free, so I deployed over.

And so he's like, hey, do you want to go over for six months? And I'd already released from the reserves at this point. I said, yeah, sure, let's go over. I had nothing else to do, and I wanted some money, and it was all tax-free, so I deployed over.

It was, yeah. It was totally. Regional Command South in 2008 was hot, to say the least. I wanted to go do something useful. I always kind of did, and my parents were like, you're not going over. I'm like, sorry, I'm going over. I want to pay off some debts, and I want to go do something good with...

It was, yeah. It was totally. Regional Command South in 2008 was hot, to say the least. I wanted to go do something useful. I always kind of did, and my parents were like, you're not going over. I'm like, sorry, I'm going over. I want to pay off some debts, and I want to go do something good with...

You know, for the folks that are over there, you know, did a little bit of pre-deployment training, nothing much. Just here's how to wear a gas mask. Here's how to put on a bulletproof vest. And then here's a whole whack load of vaccinations. Then all of a sudden, there's some kid from the sticks out in the middle of the active war zone.

You know, for the folks that are over there, you know, did a little bit of pre-deployment training, nothing much. Just here's how to wear a gas mask. Here's how to put on a bulletproof vest. And then here's a whole whack load of vaccinations. Then all of a sudden, there's some kid from the sticks out in the middle of the active war zone.

There's satellite, there's microwave. Basically, these people need to be able to contact family or else they're going to go nuts. I mean, it's like being stuck out in the middle of the bush for six months. So my world was just morale voice. The Canadian forces handled all the tactical and all the operational. My entire mission was making sure people could call their families.

There's satellite, there's microwave. Basically, these people need to be able to contact family or else they're going to go nuts. I mean, it's like being stuck out in the middle of the bush for six months. So my world was just morale voice. The Canadian forces handled all the tactical and all the operational. My entire mission was making sure people could call their families.

Oh, I'd set it up as well. Like, say, for example, we'd have a new site and they're like, hey, we need to get, you know, fob whatever the heck back online. They'd send me out in the back of a convoy with a little Pelican case with, say, here's a tiny little BGAN terminal, which is a small mini satellite.

Oh, I'd set it up as well. Like, say, for example, we'd have a new site and they're like, hey, we need to get, you know, fob whatever the heck back online. They'd send me out in the back of a convoy with a little Pelican case with, say, here's a tiny little BGAN terminal, which is a small mini satellite.

Or in the case of a larger fob, here's a bunch of Pelican cases with an auto-acquire satellite dish. You'd go roll out, set up the SATCOM dish, hook it into a couple of laptops and a router and a switch. a little tiny PBX system, et cetera, and then do a couple phone call tests to make sure everything works. That was all she wrote.

Or in the case of a larger fob, here's a bunch of Pelican cases with an auto-acquire satellite dish. You'd go roll out, set up the SATCOM dish, hook it into a couple of laptops and a router and a switch. a little tiny PBX system, et cetera, and then do a couple phone call tests to make sure everything works. That was all she wrote.

I roll it on site. I'm in the middle of doing a repair. All you hear is the siren. And then this crappy British voice they used, because they all had the same recording. Rocket attack, rocket attack. And that's all you're hearing.

I roll it on site. I'm in the middle of doing a repair. All you hear is the siren. And then this crappy British voice they used, because they all had the same recording. Rocket attack, rocket attack. And that's all you're hearing.

You know, you bunker down in between a set of HESCO barriers, which are basically just a bunch of gravel, some concrete, a bunch of chicken wire all around, enough to give you a bit. You just, you know, hunker down in place and you sit there, chill out, wait till the shelling stops. You get up, see if there's any damage and get back to repairing the equipment.

You know, you bunker down in between a set of HESCO barriers, which are basically just a bunch of gravel, some concrete, a bunch of chicken wire all around, enough to give you a bit. You just, you know, hunker down in place and you sit there, chill out, wait till the shelling stops. You get up, see if there's any damage and get back to repairing the equipment.

Thankfully, it missed us, but one landed in the poop pond. That was terrible. One landed and took out a recreational facility.

Thankfully, it missed us, but one landed in the poop pond. That was terrible. One landed and took out a recreational facility.

One of the rockets landed. It took out the satellite dish. It took out one of the comm trailers, and it took out a bunch of the cabling. These guys were down for about a week.

One of the rockets landed. It took out the satellite dish. It took out one of the comm trailers, and it took out a bunch of the cabling. These guys were down for about a week.