An Army Of... Lost

So, she’s in New Jersey. That’s about all anyone is telling her. I don’t know whether to think what’s happened is funny, or scary, or a little of both. After talking to Suzanne this morning she shared with me how her and 60+ soldiers were told they were getting on a bus to drive 20+ hours from Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri to Fort Dix, New Jersey. Upon arriving to Ft. Dix, there was no one to report to. I mean no one. Yes, it was an early Sunday morning. But after calling the telephone number on their orders for local information you can imagine the surprise when a Ft. Bragg operator answered. That’s Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. But wait, there’s more. The destination address on the orders which had just led Suzanne and her bus mates to New Jersey was not a Ft. Dix address, the operator explained, it was a Ft. Bragg address. 500 miles away. So, a few people screwed up it seems. The Army sent 60 soldiers cross-country by bus with orders to report to a military installation with an address in two states. Oops. Ft. Dix, with what was now a surprise surge in their soldier population was unsure of how to provide basic accommodations. So, they sent Americas finest to Burger King for food. Suzanne, in good spirits, has a formation Monday morning where she’ll be given more information. We hope.