Oblivious

It's absolutely amazing how some people are oblivious to what goes on in the world around them. Yesterday, after a particularly grueling workout I was walking to the shower when I was almost run over by a non-commissioned officer (NCO) driving a gator! By the way, I hate gators because everyone drives them as if the were racing a go-cart. Had I not seen and heard her coming, I could have been seriously injured. I was aghast because her and her passenger, both senior NCOs, were staring straight ahead and didn't even flinch or slow down. By the way, she was travelling way too fast in a pedestrian area.

Two days prior, I received a nasty email from my commander, Colonel B., that he had spoken to this same NCO who told him that she had not been given the mandatory indoctrination brief when she arrived last month. The indoctrination brief and training is meant to give soldiers, sailors, and airmen (sorry Dad, no Marines here) the basic knowledge of the standards and dangers here in our area of Afghanistan. The Colonel gets very upset when he finds people that did not attend this training. I was infuriated because I looked right at this woman when I gave my speech during the brief on Jan 9! I also had an attendance roster with her signature!

So basically, I got in trouble, and almost became a combat casualty because this NCO is oblivious to the world in which she lives!