Greetings fellow lovers of the tartan. My name is Chip and I am currently deployed to Afghanistan as a civilian after having retired from the Army last year. My sincere hope is that this will be my last deployment, but with the current job market one can't be but so choosy. I get back to my beloved Virginia in the Spring.

Like most Americans, I'm a mutt, claiming paternal ancestors from Germany and England and maternal ones from France, England, Wales, Ireland and, of course, Scotland. I've always been most interested in my Scottish roots, am working on a Master's degree from the University of St Andrews and even gave my son our Scottish family name, Greig, as his middle name. I went to the Highland Games as a young teen and always intended as an adult to get more involved but a career in the Army, most of it spent at Ft. Bragg, made it difficult. Now that I'm retired I have the opportunity.

I ran into this forum (like most things on the Internet) by accident but I'm really glad I did. I don't have a kilt yet but intend to buy one soon and seem to have stumbled onto exactly the right place. The forums are really informative and I really appreciate the evident camaraderie here. I look forward to interacting with all of you!

Cheers,

Chip