By SGT Chloe Barnes-Card
At one point or another, most Army jobs have probably been called “the most important job in the Army” by any particular person. Let me offer some evidence as to why that statement can be true about the postal workers here on Kandahar Airfield.
Every day when 1:00 p.m. rolls around, a crowd gathers at the mail collection point anxiously waiting in line to see what mail is in store. The postal workers in our area move quickly to fill empty hands. The disappointment of not getting mail can be inexplicable to some. Reasons for mail delay include:
As a mail orderly such as myself, a designated person within a unit trained and allowed to pick up everyone’s mail, I must also share that disappointment with others as eager voices ask, “Did I get anything today?”
I must say there’s also a sense of excitement as an orderly to receive a bunch of mail, whether it belongs to me or not. Sometimes it makes my day to see the looks of excitement on the faces of people when I deliver a package or a letter…or a stack of such items. Sometimes there is extreme thanks to the deliverer, but let’s be real folks, I’m just the messenger.
There’s something to be said about the morale boost a package or a letter gives you to keep going with your day in this environment. We need our mail! Family, friends, friendly strangers, etc., please keep sending the mail because we appreciate it. The good postal workers of Kandahar Airfield, who have one of the most important jobs in the Army, will do the rest.
At one point or another, most Army jobs have probably been called “the most important job in the Army” by any particular person. Let me offer some evidence as to why that statement can be true about the postal workers here on Kandahar Airfield.
- Mail is lost or stolen
- No one sent you anything in the first place
- You didn’t order yourself anything
- No mail flight due to bad weather or a dusty sky
As a mail orderly such as myself, a designated person within a unit trained and allowed to pick up everyone’s mail, I must also share that disappointment with others as eager voices ask, “Did I get anything today?”
I must say there’s also a sense of excitement as an orderly to receive a bunch of mail, whether it belongs to me or not. Sometimes it makes my day to see the looks of excitement on the faces of people when I deliver a package or a letter…or a stack of such items. Sometimes there is extreme thanks to the deliverer, but let’s be real folks, I’m just the messenger.
There’s something to be said about the morale boost a package or a letter gives you to keep going with your day in this environment. We need our mail! Family, friends, friendly strangers, etc., please keep sending the mail because we appreciate it. The good postal workers of Kandahar Airfield, who have one of the most important jobs in the Army, will do the rest.
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