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Yes, he's in the Il Army National Guard...Aviation..Chinooks...he's been deployed many times...Panama, Ghana,Honduras,Columbia, Guetamala....etc....You may like the Guard, they usually are activated locally..(not in my hubby's unit though..LOL)....I just got off the phone with him, he's on the Iraqi/Kuwaiti border with his two co's....he's now in charge of running his camp...the Kuwaiti's call him *the mayor*..LOL.....he flies all over Iraq and just got back from Balad and Baghdad today.

I hope you find your spot...do you know any active duty person who can go with you to the recuiter?...my hubby helped a few young men so they would get what they wanted in AIT.....my son enlisted and finished basic a year ago...he's in HQ in the ILArmyNat'lGuard......good luck ad don't sign anything untl they give you what you want....since you know Russian, maybe translating or Intelligence.....Good Luck!

btw...insist on OCS or OCT(officer candidate school)

You are very informative, I hadn't thought of the Guard before your post, I automatically discounted it. But, now that I know they travel, I may investigate.

In reference to btw...insist on OCS or OCT(officer candidate school) aren't I too old to do that? I was just going to go in as an E4 and look into that later. I thought I didn't qualify due to my age, etc...

Let me know if I'm bugging you with all of these questions.