Figure I might as well put my .02 in...

We have a rather small National Guard depot in the town I live. This depots backlot has been chock full of humvees and water tank trailers and various other military vehicles for the entire 32 years I've lived here.

I've never seen that parking lot have less than 20 vehicles, ever, and I drive by it daily to go to work.

So the other day as I was driving home I was alerted to something up ahead when I noticed flashing cop lights.

They were blocking the road and as I came to a stop I saw why. The entire on ramp to the highway was lined up with the vehicles, with 2 cops blocking the way to let the convoy align. I counted 54 vehicles and 12 additional trailers I'd never seen before. All the drivers looked to be anxious.

I chalked it up to weekend exercise, even though this depot never conducts exercises.

It's now been 2 1/2 weeks and the entire depot is still vacant. It's a ghost town there!

How long would 'exercises' take?