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I have had better birthdays....this one was spent taking a physical fitness test, various psych/IQ tests to include the 563 question MMPI, a polygraph, and about 13 hours traipsing through the Virginia countryside with map, GPS and camera.....trying to make it to various rendezvous points in the allotted time with the required tasks/reconnaissance completed. All on my birthday. The day after wasn't any easier.
Eh, well...Being surrounded by loved ones in a jovial, party-like atomosphere in which you are stripped of all your cares and worries is...overrated.
Sorry to hear about your "military birthday" DTOM, I'm sure it was fun at the time though. But then, I really don't know what the hell I'm talking about.
CP