Sick Call

People have been getting sick ever since day one. Combine many people in close quarters, a high-stress environment, and little sleep - people are bound to catch things. I have been fighting a cold for several days. Usually I would just sleep once for 12 hours and feel better. Here, that is not an option. Since things seem to be getting worse rather than better, I went on sick call. They saw me around 0600 this morning (no time for a sick person to be awake!) The decision was to give me some cough medicine and a decongestant, and send me back to duty. I asked to be given a running "profile" for a few days, but the medic felt that, since the weather is quite warm, I can run just fine now that I"m taking medication. Seems counter-intuitive to me, but he sees a lot of sick soldiers, so let's hope he's right.