Moral is high

Today was the kind of day most field soldiers hate. Even though we are deployed we must continue the mundane duties typically called garrison duties. We had a room inspection. As usual the medics were squared away. The rest of my platoon did well too with one exception. As the first sergeant and platoon sergeants went from room to room, I noticed one major theme. Moral in the Automatic battalion is high. It was mid-morning, already 95 degrees fahrenheit. The soldiers are standing by their rooms sweating profusely. Yet everyone was in good spirits. Normally a happy soldier is a complaining soldier, but not today. I atribute this to the awesome chain of command we have in Headquarters battery, 2nd battalion 8th Field Artillery.