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These simple luxuries can make your next deployment tolerable

Not all deployments are created equal, but these vets have some good advice on how you can make your next deployment that much tolerable.

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09/07/2017

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Mandatory Fun

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Episode Description

In this episode of the Mandatory Fun podcast, Blake, Tim, and Chase speak with stand-up Mitch Burrow about what simple luxuries we wished we had while on deployment.

Mitch is a Marine Corps veteran that served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He then started a career in manufacturing before realizing that it sucked. Now, Mitch has found his true calling in acting silly on a stage in front of strangers on a nightly basis.

Being forward deployed without the amenities that service members are used to from back home can suck. While some military branches have chow halls with an all-you-can-eat menu, others are forced to eat highly-processed foods from heavy duty plastic bags — a.k.a. MREs.

Although we wish for the most part that life would be the same while deployed, it's the simple things in life service members miss the most.

So what unique and simple amenity would Marine veteran and stand-up comedian Mitch Burrow liked to have had while deployed? His answer was simple.

"A data plan." — Mitch

To follow Mitch or check out one of his shows visit his website: Mitchburrow.com.

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