NJP Training Slides

My boss, LTC Robert Church, came up with a great idea to teach the illiterate Afghan soldiers about NJP, or Non Judicial Punishment. He took a series of pictures showing the Afghan soldiers receiving written punishment or performing acts that they weren't supposed to do. These pictures will be shown to the new Afghan recruits as they in-process so that they will have a better understanding of military discipline.

LTC Church's blog is http://jagman-tfphoenix.blogspot.com/index.html
Visit him if you have time. I think you will be amazed by his experiences, his faith and his love for his family.

LTC Church needed a few more pictures to complete his project and asked me to take them for him. This was an extremely fun day for me. The Afghans are fascinated by digital cameras and will literally beg you to take pictures of them. There were literally fifty to one hundred Afghan soldiers crowded around, laughing and smiling the whole time. They got a big kick out of seeing their friends pose for pictures and they all clamored to be included in the next shot. I am probably naive, but this gave me a really good feeling to see these guys look genuinely happy.

Here are a few things I've learned in Dari, which are spelled phonetically: Salaam Alekum (Hello); Tashakur (thank you); Breegman (Lieutenant); Hulldofhez (good bye); balleh (yes); ney (no) and others that don't come to mind right this second.

This picture shows a soldier going AWOL as he's leaving the gate.

Again, I had a great time with this project. Have a good Friday. I may take a break on the weekend from blogging. Keep the emails coming. You can get my email address by clicking on the "my profile" icon to the right. Hulldofhez!!