I'm Going to Baghdad!, ...and I'm really excited about it. Options

[fameONE]

On August 26th, no later than 2359, I am required to report into the Marine Corps' Central Command on MacDill Air Force Base, for transport to Baghdad, to fulfill the requirements essential to mission accomplishment on a 7 month deployment to Iraq.

I don't give two shits about politics, although I've been briefed on a good amount. I see dollar signs with this deployment. 20 grand. SUGOI!!!

And to make it even better, I'm going to fill an individual augment billet, not sure what I'll be doing yet. I'm probably going to be filling a security slot, which (I've been told) is pretty fun.

Damn, I'm excited.

The training begins in March, and I'll get to take about 45 days of leave (vacation) before I head to Tampa for check in.

[icecreamisyummy]

heyyy!! thats where i live (tampa)!! ive only seen that base from an airplane.

you do realize that when youre in the military they change the dates to stuff a millions times. they could send you earlier or later.

but heyy i thought i would be the only one excited to go to Iraq or Baghdad or any of those places. of course i wanna be a nursing officer for the airforce, so ill be goign to help, cuz i love helping people!

but yea good luck!!

and take the above advice! lol you'll need it

[fameONE]

heyyy!! thats where i live (tampa)!! ive only seen that base from an airplane.

you do realize that when youre in the military they change the dates to stuff a millions times. they could send you earlier or later.

but heyy i thought i would be the only one excited to go to Iraq or Baghdad or any of those places. of course i wanna be a nursing officer for the airforce, so ill be goign to help, cuz i love helping people!

but yea good luck!!

and take the above advice! lol you'll need it

Thanks for the tidbit of info, but this isn't my first deployment.

You want to a be a nursing officer? Go Navy. Be a Corpsman.

[icecreamisyummy]

Thanks for the tidbit of info, but this isn't my first deployment.

You want to a be a nursing officer? Go Navy. Be a Corpsman.

ahh!! lol everyone wants met o join the navy! but i wanna join the airforce, :-)

i almost joined the army last year. took my asvab and everything, and then i was like okay i wont do it.

i dont think im gonna join anytime soon. as much as i would love to. i might jsut wait until i get my A.S and the join. eh whatever. ill eventually do it i guess, im only 18 i got a while to figure ito ut.

i also almost did marines, i sooo wanted to go to parris island!! i use to watch the old Bootcamp shows on the military channel and thats how igot so into the marines for a while.

and some of my friends are in the military and they tell them theyre gonna get deployed on this date and they either leave before or after the that date. thats why i said that.