So, yesterday I got asked if I wanted to volunteer to go over to Iraq with a unit other than mine. After thinking about it (yes I thought about it), I decided not too. Why, I want to get a bit more experience outside of Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training before going away. If I had more experience in the National Guard (or anything) then there would be a possibility that I would go.

With my dad leaving in February to Iraq I think that me leaving would only hurt the family more. At this time, I like the current position with my job working for the school district and doing my web development.

If I get ordered to go over there, then so be it I will go and I will be happy. I just don’t want to go if I don’t have too. There are several things with that. If they don’t get enough people to volunteer then they could start sending people from other units (like me) with the unit that just deployed 2 days ago. This would not be good because I would be leaving within the next few weeks instead of having months of knowing.