Soo...
I'm uh... going to Iraq next year. My brigade commander pretty much confirmed the wild rumors that have been flying around. I can't give details, because that's, you know, against the rules, but there's pretty much no getting around it unless one of the democrats becomes president and actually follows through with the promise to yank troops immediately. Honestly I don't think either of them will do anything of the sort. So I'll be getting a great tan and saving a lot of money. I talked to the ex about it this evening, it's going to be tough for him and his girlfriend, but they'll manage, helped by teh fuckton of child support I'll be paying. They're trying to get moved into a 4 bedroom soon, and if they haven't managed it by the time I leave I'll be helping them to do so. And for those of you who say I do too much to help out my ex, remember, my kids will be living there, it's not for him.
So yeah. I'm a little freaked out. I've been deployed before, but... to Utah for chrissakes. Nothing like Baghdad for sure*. But... tax free money for a year, housing allowance, family separation pay and hazardous duty pay. Even with the fuckton of child support I'll be paying I'll be coming home to a fat bank account. So homebuying is on hold for a couple of years, no sense buying a house to let it sit empty for a year or so. Suck.
*Disclaimer: I do not know that we will be in Baghdad, it's just the first Iraqi city that comes to mind.
So yeah. I'm a little freaked out. I've been deployed before, but... to Utah for chrissakes. Nothing like Baghdad for sure*. But... tax free money for a year, housing allowance, family separation pay and hazardous duty pay. Even with the fuckton of child support I'll be paying I'll be coming home to a fat bank account. So homebuying is on hold for a couple of years, no sense buying a house to let it sit empty for a year or so. Suck.
*Disclaimer: I do not know that we will be in Baghdad, it's just the first Iraqi city that comes to mind.