My Deployment Date

My date to deploy is set for May 20, 2014. That's when I will board a plane at the Tampa Airport and be flown over to San Antonio, Texas. Where I will spend about eight weeks in basic training at the Lackland Air Force base. I'll probably make another journal when we get closer to that date but I figured I should let everyone know ahead of time that that will be happening. Whoo joining the military how exciting! I hope everything goes well. Considering I took the six year enlistment so I'll rank up more quickly. I'm going in as an E-2 anyway. Or at least, once I graduate from basic training I'll already be E-2, because I have 33 college credits. And after graduating technical school (or completing 20 weeks in technical school) that's when I'll get my E-3 ranking.
For those curious, I don't technically have a job yet. I'm going in as General Aptitude Area, which means that sometime during basic training, I'll sit down with a career counselor and they'll show me everything that's available under the general category, and I make a list of what I want out of those choices. And they'll give me something from my list. I've heard most people are pretty satisfied with what they get, so I hope I will be too. I scored a 95 on the ASVAB, I'm sure I could grab almost anything. I'm hoping for something Geospatial Intelligence, Dental Assistant, Dental Laboratory, or maybe even Journalism or Graphic Design. As long as it's something I could make a career out of afterwards, you know? Heck, I'd even go for Fire Rescue, Security Forces (even if that requires getting tased and pepper sprayed during training) or Pest Management. Guess we'll find out.
When I leave, I won't be able to get online the whole time. I'll barely have access to a phone. But I'll make another journal right before leaving and leave it on my main page so everyone can see that I am away, and not worry about me. Rest assured, I will post an update as soon as I graduate and can once again access technology.
So that's what'll be happening in a couple of months, got any questions or advice, feel free to leave a comment.