First day of on-the-job training, first impression: such a bloody organized (hopefully) chaos. The job itself is not too bad but there are long hours, starting at 6 am normally, but breakfast from 5. Then proceed to meet your team, report, if all OK then get your client, set up a convoy, start to move to the actual work site at the so-and-so Kilometer where the client is gonna work with his laborers. Then check the site again, because there could be improvised explosive devices (IEDs) anywhere, then set up the team to look after the area...
The sun is hot; the area is mainly desert and mountains. I spend 12 hours on the ground, pretty tiring because there’s not a lot of shade, except in your car. The threat of ambush is not so likely, but the improvised devices are common. All those roadwork machine drivers wear body armor. Yesterday night the local army killed 12 of the opposition; the next morning, we got a letter warning us to stop all the work. I don’t think it’s gonna happen.
The lunch was not vegetarian today. After 8 years I had some chicken. Terrible feeling, but I forced myself to eat meat, otherwise I’m not gonna survive, especially in these conditions. At approximately 4:30 pm roll back to base, have a shower, eat some nice dinner, then meeting at 6 pm. So it's a long day, but I like it.
Tomorrow I’m gonna go to another location of the project, and the day after I will take command of 2 teams.
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