Just got PM'd with a request for info about deployments to Iraq/Kuwait/Afghanistan. It seems there's some really bad info being given out by "semi-official" sources. I'll try to help with the info I know of. I've responded to the PM, but figured it may be more widespread.
The people that I know have gone over, to include my son, and half of my battalion, have been able to take laptops and other similar items. They do NOT have to sleep in their HMMWV's for months at a time, though they do some very long days (24+ hours, even up to 36 hours).
Digital cameras are good things to have, cell phones are not. Remember that dust gets into EVERYTHING, and I have heard reports of floppy/CD-ROM/DVD drives failing in laptops.
The people that I know have gone over, to include my son, and half of my battalion, have been able to take laptops and other similar items. They do NOT have to sleep in their HMMWV's for months at a time, though they do some very long days (24+ hours, even up to 36 hours).
Digital cameras are good things to have, cell phones are not. Remember that dust gets into EVERYTHING, and I have heard reports of floppy/CD-ROM/DVD drives failing in laptops.