tailieunhanh - The Bunker below Believers’ Palace

” Nixon had once read in Navy Times from some admiral, who was probably an asshole. The Individual Augmentee program also promoted professional development in young officers, but no junior officer saw it that way. Nixon had been trained as a submariner to oversee the nuclear reactor and not collide with other shit while steaming around the Pacific Ocean. | The Bunker below Believers Palace A Short Story By Paul Salvette Copyright 2011 Paul Salvette Smashwords Edition The Bunker below Believers Palace Lieutenant Nixon sat at his desk browsing to see if the new GI Joe parody videos were up. The early warning sirens blared Incoming incoming. A rocket impacted somewhere close by and shook the room but the lieutenant sighed in frustration at the horrendous lag time of his internet connection. What the hell are these IT contractors getting paid for All clear all clear the familiar voice said over the loudspeakers. Lieutenant Nixon continued staring at his computer screen waiting for the next search page to load. Colonel Stotz stood up at his desk and put his hands on his hips. He remarked to no one in particular Damn it. Sadr s boys are getting better with their aim. I ve never seen the IZ take so much indirect fire. He mumbled something to the Air Force major whom Nixon regarded as a lummox. The colonel then headed toward Nixon s desk as the lieutenant quickly clicked open his Outlook window to show a list of unread e-mails. Nixon I need those numbers on Anti-Iraqi Forces KIA in Baghdad. Report status. Almost done sir. I just need to put the data into tables in Excel. Um aren t we calling them Al-Qaeda in Iraq or AQI now Whatever the hell we re calling the bastards just label them correctly. Also make sure you put the data into Powerpoint for me. I need slides to show General Pichek tomorrow afternoon and he s a real stickler for detail. Despite being a career-staff weenie in the Army with a graduate degree Colonel Stotz had not yet figured out how to import from Excel into Powerpoint. Of course sir. I ll have it done by tonight. Good work Nixon. I m going to hit the gym for a couple hours. Looks like we won t get hit for the rest of the day. The lieutenant s eyes followed the colonel as he exited the room. He re-opened his web browser and noticed was still loading. Goddamn it he said under .