The Big "D" Word

Deployment. So I thought I was going to be really scared when the bosses finally told me I was going to deploy, but now that we’re talking about it a lot and stuff like that it’s not so bad. In fact, I actually volunteered for 2 slots in Iraq. You might say I’m crazy, but on the bright side by volunteering I will know: when I’m leaving, where I’m going, who I’ll be working with, and what to expect, and I won’t have to work with the Army in the mud. Go Air Force!!! So I’ll know this all way in advance, which I wouldn’t necessarily have that luxury if I had waited to be “voluntold” as the military calls it. In a way I still don’t want to go, but I know that God will keep me safe, and that I need to go now or I’ll never go. Why? Because I plan (God willing) on having kids in the next 2 years or so, and after that I’ll never deploy at all b/c then I’ll be getting out of the military before they could deploy me. Plus I would like to be able to say that I’ve really served our country and sitting in Ohio flying a desk, with Power Point as my weapon just isn’t cutting it for me. So now I just wait to see if the gaining command will take a 2Lt or if it has to be a 1Lt. I think they’ll take me though b/c the military is getting preeeeeetttttttttyyyyyy desperate these days. God will show me the way when it’s time.