[quote name='Wolve11']Maybe now you'll have time to actually do whatever it is your mission is over there. Granted I think it is nice to have a relaxing time playing video games over there, I think it is uncalled for to call upon people to send you stuff when you should be lucky to be even be able to play anything out there.
I say all this as a Soldier who knows how nice it is to get free stuff when he's in Iraq, but also knows that none of that stuff is really necessary. Focus on the mission first and enjoy having the little things in life like a shower and hot chow. It is the shit I was happy about when I first crossed the border into Iraq during OIF I. I was happy to get a pair of socks in the mail or a new T-shirt and you ask for video games saying that there's no choice out there. Be happy to even have a PX out there.
It isn't like you can't order the games you want through the internet and have them mailed to you. You get paid now with no taxes being deducted, if there's anything you WANT then buy it yourself, if there's stuff you really need and can't find out there, then yes even I am willing to send it to you.
I can't believe you were even able to get online with your 360 while in Iraq.[/quote]
Thank you for serving but do not try to down talk me by telling me about some past experience you had while in the military. How long did you serve and how many deployments did you make? What ships were you on and what countries did you have to go to besides OIF I? I have been in 13 years so you can imagine the amount of deployments I have made and the amount of times I had to go without "showering or hot chow". Shit, we even go without that while we spend 3 weeks of field exercises in the States. That is 4 hours from home and no communication (cellphones) unless there is an emergency. So please do not tell me anything about what you have experienced. I have seen and done enough myself.
Secondly, post this in the donation drive thread and not here, the two topics have nothing to do with each other. That way you can be the 1st person to bash the donation drive I started with the backing of my fellow CAGS.
Third, I never received anything for me. Nobody sends me free stuff. I do not need it. Again, GO READ THE THREAD. I brought 30 Xbox 360 games out here with me. I donated a crap load of them. My wife and even my sister sends me games they pick up used at EB just for donation purposes. Your comment about that really makes you look foolish and you probably never even read the official thread. Have I played a game or two one night when nobody took the donation...yeah if it was something that I was interested in trying out. And this drive is not called the "Send Neuhaus games so he can play them and get paid while in Iraq" drive. Go read the thread from the beginning before you attempt to criticize me and sorry for wanting to do something for my fellow troops out here (and not even Navy). Looking at the turn out, this drive had a huge impact out here and I am glad I was part of it.
The mission has always had focus. Do you honestly believe that I can play video games and not work, especially with this coming from a fellow soldier? Hahaha!! That would be the best job every. Sorry if I can work and function on 3-4 hours a sleep after working 12-15+ hour days. I will start to get 8 hours a sleep and not play any games just because you said it is not my mission. I wont watch any TV shows or movies that get uploaded to our shared network either, only because you did not have that the one time you were in Iraq. I wll tell my junior troops to do the same along with everyone else in theatre. Nobody works 24 hours a day and any gaming I do is during my lunch break or while off duty for the night. I also managed to get a FMF pin since I am here working with the Marines. That takes 6 months normally but I did it in 9 weeks. Any suggestions with that? As far as getting on Live, it is not that simple. A civilian with an unrestricted internet connection is not easy to come by. If you think I was on it the whole time you are mistaken. I would of obviously not had lost any of my gamerscore it I was. It took me 1 hour just to do the "latest" update (what, from spring?), a connection far to slow to do anything but say hi to a few people I play with and pull my update. Thank you for chiming in 3 months too late with what ever the hell you were trying to say.
**EDIT** I just saw your rank on XBL in CAG...looks like the pot is calling out to the kettle. Maybe if you stopped playing games yourself you would stop trying to bitch about other people playing games. Oh, any maybe you haven't noticed since you have not visited the thread but here is the link for the flickr about Cheapy set up with all the pictures of donated games and the troops that received them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheapyd/sets/72157603855447949/detail/
Apparently, they are not for me
(in reference to " It isn't like you can't order the games you want through the internet and have them mailed to you.")