[Untamed]

Good luck Paul. I spent the last 2 years of my Army stint with an 88M unit in Bristol, PA (even though I was 12B - Combat Engineer). The 465th Trans has already been to Iraq twice, and a 6 month stint down at Ft Bragg, helping the 18th move their equipment from Bragg to Cherry Point. All this time as a Reserve Unit. If you are going active duty, then you can be sure you'll be deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or the Phillipeans.

Thanks for signing up! You'll find the 88M mission pretty cool - transport everything from ammunition to water and other food supplies. One of the drawbacks though is your convoy being a bomb / IED magnet. I truly hope you can serve the country to the best of your ability, make a positive difference for all of our other brothers and sisters out there, and our allies, and come back alive.

It's gonna be tough - no two ways about it. Get through training, find your duty station, and just prepare your family for an overseas deployment. It's stressful on you - and absolute hell on your family. Do everything you can to keep in touch with them no matter where you go.

Finally - enjoy the experience. You'll do more in one year than many young punks do their entire lives. It sounds cliche', but the stories I have (none of which were in combat) are fun to tell many years after you're out. You'll learn patience, understanding and get the drive to get things done. Cherish those and keep them with you when you're ready to return to the civilian world. I know, it sounds like a commercial, but I'm telling you its the truth.

Take care.