[rant on] * portions edit for OPSEC
We are tasked to provide Close Protection for CF EOD pers and CF INT w/ local source. Firstly the mission racetracks in CAMP for five hours while the EURO MNB gets its act together - then we hold in location (CAMP) while waiting for the MNB to set up a cordon - then when we get info the cordon is set we roll to the front gate and some Yahoo asks me if we are with the "source" I kinda ignore him and he asks again - I direct him to our Capt. Turns out he is a Norwegian Col (who knew...) anyway he held the Multi's at the Camp gate waiting for us... -- while we where waiting for them to set a cordon...
Right...
Then after another co-ord (read dogfuck) we set off in convoy with the bozo patrol (mixed Hungarian/Beglian Company)
All of 500m past the gate we get halted by the local SS (Afghan Secret Service - but make no mistake then are the nail pulling types) - they want to speak to the source (go figure: they want the bomb to sell) After another Goatfuck some clown (read EuroCorps Senior Officer) agrees to let them in to the sources house first.
We get to the site - wait for 45min in a line down a road while the Clown Patrol attempts to set up a Cordon while an America Platoon takes over from a B Coy 1VP LAV that was watchign the site...
Cordon Set -- or is IT
Now I dont know about you but a US/UK/Canadian cordon actually means CORDON - not line'ish of people who may be vaguely understood as soliders sitting around smoking and joking and not stopping traffic in or out...
Anyway we learn this is what the Europeans consider a cordon and that is what we are getting...
2hrs pass the Afghan SS is looking in the tgt house...
They cant find it (the bomb)
We take source, CF Inf goumbah (dont get me started) and Int dudes 3VP Close Protection soldier to the house.
Wrong house - our bad... The Hungarian Maj had been in a such a hurry to take over he never got a ground brief and told the American to watch the wrong house :
So after a discussion with the Brass Gong (Norwegian Col [he's here why?], Hungarian Maj, Belgian Capt, US Lt, Brit Capt [still unsure why he was there other than seeing how F'd up ISAF was] and a slew of other Euro bozo's - total rank 1 Col, 6 Maj, 4 Capt. Somehow the Norwegian Col seems to think I know whats going on (okay I have a beard, no rank, C8SFW with wizzies and pistol) he asks my opinion - which I give ^-^
anyway no one seems to have a better idea so...
-- later my Capt wonder why I got asked and not him -- we figured that Col Norgie decided hey ask the SF guy :
however the Afghan SS have already come back and bring the bomb in the street :blotto:
more stupidity
its takign a while for the CF EOD team to do this thing in so the Hungarians are tired and partialy collapse the cordon to eat ??? - their OC goes as well and leave my Capt running the show (the other officers seem to have faded off when the novelty of the bomb wore off..)
Bomb disarmed (16 hours after we found out about the mission)
Everyone leaves - leaving the Canadians with a BOMB - so we have to run shotgun for the EOD team all over hells half acre to the NATO bomb site --
Even better when OC B tried to run the mission himself he was shot down by the Brass Bozo's as the CF did not have an AOR...
So they got their rental armies to try to do it - yet still stuck us holding the bag when they got bored.
[rant off]
I have more...