Okay this is the ground-breaking revelation right here about joining the Army and how it's changed me.  It's opened my eyes to different areas of the world, and I realize that a lot of my depression and misery of my late 20's was related to the rude, crude, and "me me me" atmosphere of this area.  Comparing Philadelphia with some of the areas of the world I've seen, well, I would live in Philadelphia over Baghdad in a heartbeat, but I am actually getting to like the southern United States.

So the question remains, if I do get out of the Army after my five is up, where will we stay?  If I'm out, that means I'd rather be out and away from a military base.  Being in a military environment is fine when you work it or are related to someone who is in the military, but once you're out, I don't see the sense in staying near the base.

Anyway, I haven't fully decided stay in the Army yet.  The Army won't start officially asking me until I've got two years left, and that will be in June.

In any case, I'm pretty sure we're not moving back to Philly, and where we ultimately end up calling home post-Army, well, is in the air.  Maybe I'll change my outlook if I get stationed over at Fort Lewis, as I really liked Vancouver last year.  Fort Lewis might be one of my options when I am up for unit re-assignment come this October, since I am pretty sure I want to stick with working in a PAD or MPAD.