Posted on 09/06/2008 9:51:46 PM PDT by streetpreacher
I wasn't going to mention it but I am leaving for Fort Jackson, S.C. on the 10th to begin Basic Training. I am leaving behind my wife and 9-year-old son. Please pray for me to be strong, and for them as well.
My MOS is 56M, Chaplain's Assistant, so I guess I will be able to change the "street" preacher moniker soon.
Maybe I will be able to post once I make it to AIT.
Very excited to have this opportunity to serve.
I’m having an early ballot mailed to me so I can vote on Sept. 23rd. I can’t fathom Obama as Commander-In-Chief.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.- Isaiah 65:24
Congrats and Godspeed.
Keep in touch and thank you for your service.
And thanks for letting us know. It is nice to hear of FReepers answering the call of duty (in more ways than one!)
My prayers will be with you. Certainly God has a high calling for you during this time in history...
Keep us freeped!!!!
Polly
WoW! That is awesome! Thank you for your service to our troops in Iraq and where ever else you may be sent. We will pray for you. May God Bless and protect you and your loved ones!
Thank you for your service, we can never repay you but will always honor you.
Pray for W, McCuda and Our streetpreacher
Hey Streetpreacher, I don’t know you but I’ll be praying for you.
I went through basic training at Fort Jackson at about the same exact time in the year that you are, and you are hitting the weather just about right. Although the first couple of weeks will be hot, most of the time you are there it shouldn’t be too hot or too cold. Being a gimp myself, stuff like that is important to me ;-)
THank you for your service streetpreacher!!!
We are so very thankful for what you do for all of us!
Kathy, I didn’t see your name on this thread...but i know that you want to know about it!
:-)
BG, thanks for the ping!
Prayers for you, your wife and son. Please stay safe, and thank you for your service.
(To Trussell & Salvation: Prayer ping, please!)
May God bless and keep you, and your family!
And give us a holler when you can,
Tatt
Good luck! You’ll get out of it what you put in to it. It has been the basis of everything positive that’s happened to me since then(1978). Chaplain’s Assistant is a good MOS if you are devout with a Servant’s Heart and a people person. Whatever happens in basic training, just remember it’ll be over soon, and you just might enjoy it (I did!). Let us know how you’re doing from time-to-time.
You have been added to my Adopt-a-Serviceman list, and my prayers will be that God protect you, and give you inspiration to help your brothers-at-arms come home safely too.
May God bless you and your family.
Thank you for your service.
God bless you! We will be praying. Vaya con Dios.
hey Street, watch out for those red ants, ok?
I was at Fort Lost in Woods (Ft. Leonard Wood, MO), but I heard stories about those ants many times when I was in the Army.
May the Lord shine His face on you and keep you, my Brother-in-Christ!
Congrats!
Sep. 15 was the big one for me.
Of course it was 20 years ago and I was 18 and single.
Best of luck and best wishes to you and yours from me and mine.
God speed, fair wind and following seas!
Thank you and Godspeed.
The moral support, inspiration, and good words you share can come in handy.
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