Isn't it ironic...

Isn't it ironic? Not the Alanis Morisette unfortunate kind of ironic but the dictionary version of ironic.

When we first arrived here at Bagram we attended a briefing conducted by the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, Brigadier General Steven Kwast. As you would expect the General is a great public speaker. His speech covered the aspects of combat preparedness, from technical proficiency to mental and physical readiness. He stressed the importance of doing every task by the book, complete adherence to Air Force Instructions and Technical manuals. To him, not only was there an enemy lurking in the surrounding mountains but anyone on the installation that used the phrase "don't worry about the book, we are at war" was to be counted as an enemy. And then as in so many speeches I got caught up in a single statement..."Now we are going to conduct a PT assessment; but we do it a little different here.".....But what about AFI 10-248 Air Force Fitness Program. I guess that one doesn't fall under the previous "we do everything by the book" policy. One speech, one ironic contradiction.

This place is a hot bed of irony, and not just the micro managers that talk about empowerment. One of the Staff Sergeants that works for me is in the middle of a divorce. In a shining example of irony this person purchased a passive aggressive self-help book and had it delivered to the soon to be ex. I might need that book, but then I might not write these posts.