So after about a month of waiting to figure out what was going on with me, I received confirmation this afternoon. I have officially been moved from the 323rd MI BN to the 321st MI BN and will be mobilizing sometime in the August-September timeframe to assist the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan.
As far as jobs and such things go, I don't really have to worry about looking for one anymore, which is nice in a way, but will just contribute to my growing laziness. Maybe I should start running or something........ easier said than done.
This will be my first deployment in my Army career and I've got all kinds of mess running through my head over what to think about it. I'm not really 'worried' about anything. I've always said that I am immortal until God's purpose for my life has been fufilled. However, I've grown very fond of being back at home - being able to do the things I wanted with the people I wanted to be with. I think it'll be a bit jarring for me when I have to leave this behind for a year. I'm a bit disappointed that I won't be able to go with Crossroads on their trip to Russia but I will keep all of you in my prayers on that missions trip. I said at the very beginning that if God wanted me in Russia, nothing could keep me away from it. Apparently He has other plans for me in August.
Maybe I lied a bit when I said I wasn't worried...see, I've made a lot of progress spiritually since coming back to Maryland. I don't want to fall back into what and who I was through DLI and GAFB. I don't really think details are necessary here, but I've grown a lot over the past two years. Afghanistan, I suppose, will just be another opportunity for me to grow as a person and as a Christian.
The next five months are going to be interesting for me. I'll be at home for most of it. I know that I'm gonna be drilling in Texas in April and May, but there are some longer training things scheduled for the other months before I leave, so I don't really know where I'm gonna be yet. I guess we'll see what the Lord has in store for me. So I'm going to Afghanistan. Hooah. ?
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