I'm at ISAF HQ which is the main base in Kabul commanded by General Allen (4 stars). The next base over is Camp Eggers and is commanded by a 3 star General. Now Camp Eggers is a US Base and has many more personnel there than here at ISAF HQ (a NATO base.) There's been pressure to downsize Camp Eggers and the General there has been going about it via some interesting methods. One thing that he did was cancel all extensions for projects manned by contractors. In the past getting an extension was a routine procedure but now once the project is completed (per the contract date) the job goes away. This has supposedly slashed 1,800 personnel (from about 6,000) from the roster at Camp Eggers. Another thing that the General has been rumored to have done was visit some of the many coffee shops on base and note who is there. He'd then go back 1/2 hour later and if he saw you there he'd say the following: "You've been there quite a while drinking coffee. You must not be needed that much. Give me your CAC card, you're fired." Needless to say, whether rumor or not, it has gotten people's attention. There might be hope for the US out of Afghanistan by then end of 2013 afterall!
R/Chris
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