Article from Jordan

Jordan sent me an email with a pretty amusing article, I thought I'd pass it on.

"This is why I joined the army instead of the airfarce." --Jordan

WASHINGTON - The Air Force on Tuesday confirmed a report that in 1994 a military researcher requested $7.5 million to develop a non-lethal "love bomb" that would chemically alter the state of mind of enemy troops and make them want to have sex with each other rather than fight.

Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Cathy Reardon said the idea was proposed by an Air Force researcher at a lab at Brooks Air Force base in Texas, but it was rejected by the Defense Department. Officials noted that the Air Force is constantly considering funding proposals.

No money was spent, Reardon said, and no such weapons are currently being considered. The goal was to create a non lethal weapon to be used against enemy troops.

First reported by KPIX-TV in San Francisco, the discovery of the "gay bomb" came from a Freedom of Information Act request made by Edward Hammond of Berkeley's Sunshine Project, a watchdog group that tracks military spending.

According to the report, as part of the military's goal of developing non-lethal weapons, the proposal suggested, "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior."

Oh Jordan...

Remember how I told you he was acting much more like himself? Yeah..I now have some proof. Prepare to roll your eyes...and don't ask me what they are wearing, because I just don't really know. That is his roommate, friend, phone provider Spc. Regendanz.

Needles

Wow, our soldier was in quite the good mood last night. Giggly and silly, the Jordan we all know and love...and constantly roll our eyes at. "I'm finally comfortable stabbing other people with needles, but I really hate it when its my turn to get stuck!" He's been doing a lot of medical training this week, starting out "stabbing" dummies, and then moved on to practice on his fellow soldiers. Not sure who he "stabbed" last night, but he was pretty excited about it. However, he is getting very frustrated with sand. It has been pretty windy in Texas this week, he said his gun has never touched the ground, but is completely filled with sand because of all the wind. I told him to get over it, these sandstorms are NOTHING compared to the ones he's gonna experience in Iraq. I included a picture with this post to show you guys the sandstorms in Iraq. One minute it will be bright and calm, and the next minute it will be dark as night.

Pretty powerful and impressive in my opinion, but I sure wouldn't want to get stuck in one. Something tells me we won't be going to the beach anytime soon after he gets back hehe. (Sorry, bad joke, but it is only 9:18 on a Saturday morning.)

Ok, that's all I have for you right now, have a great week, and keep sending our soldier letters! He loves them!

BTW, the picture came from: http://photos14.flickr.com/15908314_643b14ede9_o.jpg
(That way I don't get in trouble for using a pic not my own.)

Jordan's New Toy

Hey, I know some of you will like this pic. Apparently he got a new gun, but to tell you the truth, aside from the brand new scope, I really can't tell the difference between this one and his last one. It is pretty awesome though!