SGT Donald Croswhite 75697 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;I spent four and one half years at Fort Bliss. i thought I would give some<br />advice for conditions in the field:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;1. Bring a lot of shirts and socks: Sweating in the dry heat of temperatures<br />up to 115 with quickly make shirts and socks problem children.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;2. Zip locks/Wet weather bags: In the summer they have freak thunderstorms alongside<br />giant dust twisters. Keeping moisture as well as sand out of your gear and S.I.<br />is challenging. Many people wrapped rags around their weapons to keep sand out<br />of the chamber.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;3. Creatures: Try not to sleep directly on the ground. I found many creepy<br />crawlers in El Paso to be exactly like Afghanistan (scorpions, camel spiders,<br />ect.) Plus you have tarantulas and snakes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;4. White Sands: Don&#39;t take rocks, ect. home. We were warned of radiation in<br />the ground and on mountain tops.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;5. Electric shaver: Dry shaving out in the zero humidity sucks beyond all.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;6. Cold: Don&#39;t let the hot days fool you. Nights in the desert are the<br />opposite of the days.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;7. Obvious: Lot&#39;s of water and baby wipes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;That&#39;s not everything but it&#39;s a good foundation. Any other advice?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 2014-03-14T04:10:03-04:00 SGT Donald Croswhite 75697

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;I spent four and one half years at Fort Bliss. i thought I would give some<br />advice for conditions in the field:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;1. Bring a lot of shirts and socks: Sweating in the dry heat of temperatures<br />up to 115 with quickly make shirts and socks problem children.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;2. Zip locks/Wet weather bags: In the summer they have freak thunderstorms alongside<br />giant dust twisters. Keeping moisture as well as sand out of your gear and S.I.<br />is challenging. Many people wrapped rags around their weapons to keep sand out<br />of the chamber.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;3. Creatures: Try not to sleep directly on the ground. I found many creepy<br />crawlers in El Paso to be exactly like Afghanistan (scorpions, camel spiders,<br />ect.) Plus you have tarantulas and snakes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;4. White Sands: Don&#39;t take rocks, ect. home. We were warned of radiation in<br />the ground and on mountain tops.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;5. Electric shaver: Dry shaving out in the zero humidity sucks beyond all.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;6. Cold: Don&#39;t let the hot days fool you. Nights in the desert are the<br />opposite of the days.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;7. Obvious: Lot&#39;s of water and baby wipes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;That&#39;s not everything but it&#39;s a good foundation. Any other advice?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;<br /><br />&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

2014-03-14T04:10:03-04:00 2014-03-14T04:10:03-04:00 CMSgt James Nolan 134168

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I particularly love #4. Hey fellas, it is fine to train here.....just don't take the rocks home-they are radiated.<br /><br />Nothing to see here!

2014-05-24T14:26:48-04:00 2014-05-24T14:26:48-04:00 WO1 Private RallyPoint Member 134250

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I could always use advice for this area haha.

2014-05-24T16:40:52-04:00 2014-05-24T16:40:52-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3355705

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>hydration salts. being in the high desert at fort carson with an elevation of 6,200 feet hydration salts are a lifesaver, even if the summers only get up to 90 degrees

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