FAO Pro Tip #2 or You're only a handshake away

I posted my first FAO Pro tip here--the ever essential VAPORUB.  

Of near equal importance are these anti-bacterial wipes: Wet Ones Antibacterial Hand Wipes Singles, 24-Count (Pack of 5)   These should be standard issue when you in-process through AFRICOM (or whatever your COCOM) on the way to the continent.  I wish I had had more common sense my first six months on the job and used these religiously as my darling and wise wife counseled.  

As a FAO you shake more hands than you'd ever imagine--couple this with myriad receptions that favor finger foods and you have a lethal intestinal combination just waiting to erupt.  Nowadays I make sure to always carry a couple of these in my pocket to prevent another night curled up in anguish on the bathroom tile (see future blog post "Ode to a toilet bowl").

In this era of fiscal incertitude, the Department of Defense could save hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost workdays by spending $60 to buy a two-year supply of Wet Wipes for every FAO headed downrange.   If that prevents even one sick day during a two year tour they would pay for themselves many times over.  

Or, you could just click the image below and buy yourself a five-pack for $11 that will last you a year.  

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FAO PRO Tip #1 -- Ode to VAPORUB

FAO Pro Tip #3 -- There's a reason NASA missions pack duct tape