I have had a busy year, it's over half way through... September already. But, to summarize, I sold my house in the nick of time. I shut the door to the past. I rushed to Tacoma, WA at the beginning of May to join my new unit that was leaving for Afghanistan within 15 days of my arrival. So here I sit in the middle of Afghanistan, in the middle of a war that America forgot about. This is my life, for now. Now I feel like I am in purgatory.
I'm super excited because I was selected for promotion finally. That's good news, but I really thought it would mean more to me because I was waiting so long for it. The problem is I am disenchanted right now so it kinda puts a sour note to it all.
I spend a lot of time thinking about what I'm going to do with the rest of my life. When I return from Afghanistan I will have exactly 19 years in the service. One more year till I'm eligible for retirement. I'll probably stay till 22 years to maximize my retirement pay... I can do anything for three years.
