Jared Auchey, Virginia-born and raised on a sequence of Air Force bases, was just 18 years old when he joined the U.S Army Reserve in 1999. … Scott Williamson was not known to fall out of runs; he was what we referred to as a PT stud; however, that day he was having a reaction to the heat. A Day in the Life of a Deployed Soldier. Regardless of a particular soldier’s duties, days at a combat post can be 14 to 16 hours long, with little time for R&R. Some camps may have laptops, video games, or makeshift basketball courts; others may be necessarily more Spartan. Deployed – An Inside Look at a Soldier’s Life in Afghanistan Chris Nachtwey , 6 years ago Many people will enjoy parades, barbecues, and fireworks on this Fourth of July weekend here in the United States. by kenny | Aug 22, 2014 | Life ... One day as we were running our daily two miles in the heat, a buddy of mine, Scott, fell out of the run. While the routine may not vary much from one deployment to another, creature comforts often do. A normal day started pretty early...I'd swing by the chow hall as soon as the sun came up for 8 scrambled eggs with cheese and ham...I guess we got our eggs locally or something but that was the only thing we never ran out of.