10. Two words: DRINK WATER!!
9. Hot as hell all day, freezing (relatively speaking) at night
8. DCU's do NOT make the opposite sex look good
7. When there IS NO opposite sex.
6. Sand, sand everywhere, and no beach to see half-naked women at
5. The "wonderful" Army food (not counting the MRE's)
4. Wearing all the protective gear
3. Sand in places you didn't know were places
2. You never truly know where the hell you are
And the number 1 crappy thing about being in the desert.....

1. Being 10,000 miles from home!!