Correction- Wasn't rushing the unit, I think a family member did it and then sent it over. This was back during the invasion of '03, so it was a little easier to slip that kind of stuff thru.
Don't remember the chapter number, but I made it to the part where they report to NC to began prep for UBL mission. Good read so far and I agree with M2, not the chest thumping bravado I expected.
Very common in the Herk world. Our H2's were not compliant w/o 100 mph tape, chemlights, and Glendale green until right before they took them from us. Almost all of my NVG hrs were done this way. Didn't realize I was old school.
My personnel folks did it for me. I think they used my total retirement points to date and then did some magic math to come to a year total. I am going to have them do it again since they came up with 1 yr more than I thought I had.