First post....25 November. Drove down to Tiffany's in Atlanta - about 500 miles from home. On the way down, I called my mother (in Idaho - she wasn't home - so I had to leave a message - I called twice) and my father in Arkansas to let them both know that I am going to be processing to Iraq for a one year tour. I will be going to Umm Qasr - a port right next to the Kuwait border. I am not exactly positive what my exact title will be - Camp Manager/Mayor or Facility Manager - but basically I believe I will be overseeing the maintenance contract for the port. I was interviewed by Navy personnel - and will probably be reporting to someone in the Navy and then to the Joint Command in Bagdad. I have learned that (like when I went to Afghanistan) you get over there and your job can change drastically within a week or so....so for now, I will try and remain flexible and just be ready for whatever is needed.
Anyrate, once I got down here, I told Tiffany in person - I didn't want to do it over the phone - but I wanted to do that before I posted on the web (Facebook) and let all of my friends around the country know. There is also a chance (although it is getting more remote every day) that this could still fall apart. As with anything, there is a lot of paperwork, training and red tape that I still need to complete. There is still a lot of stuff that has to happen and I will be amazed if I can get over there sometime before February - but who knows.
For now, it is enough to process that it is probably going to happen. Now we just sit back and let the fun begin. Not sure how much I will post before I get over there - but like when I went to Afghanistan, I am planning on writing a summary once a week (probably Friday) and just tell what I have been doing. I am also going to try and take a lot of photos and post them as well.
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