War....what is it good for? Besides a deep tan? Pt 4 of the life!!

 Catchy title, yeah? Alrighty, let's finish the military portion of this.  I joined the Wa. Army Nat'l Guard in 2000, assigned to 81st Bde, Service Battery 2-146 FA. Deployed with them in 2003 for 18 months. Notable was the awesome befriending of a Bedouin family ( or 3 ).  More on that later if needed. After 6 awesome years with Field Artillery, I joined the 66th TAC at Ft Lewis, assigned to E co, 1-168 GSAB ( General Spt. Aviation Bn ). I deployed with them for 12 months in 2007, and again in 2011 ( oh....that's now ).  Still with a great bunch of troops here in the sand and looking forward to going home again. So.....currently at 18 years and 4 months. Now to head on back to April 2000....that's when I joined the Guard....I also began working for The Home Depot. Made some good friends there, but left the company in January of 2011. Would write more on that, but feel that a rant on a blog to become president may not be.....prudent.  I am currently a Staff Sergeant, hoping to finish my schooling and make Sergeant First Class ( E-7 ) or go to school and become a Warrant Officer to finish my career in the military. Any questions about any of my blogs or the information contained herein, don't hesitate to leave a comment, but realize that I can't write publicly regarding deployments.  Next up are my highs.....and lows. Will cover stuff in and out of the military.  Thanks for reading, and please pass this on, so more folks can see the build up to the presidency!!!!