Wilton,

You control your destiny with this first choice — if you are able to ‘choose’ the right location — post, near (far from) family, type of unit, personality to work for, etc. — then take advantage on your first post.

The next one or two postings will be at the needs-of-the-Army, your first posting location, and what is available at your time of assignment.

Regardless of the ‘Tim Kane-ites’ and their belief that we should all be able to choose based on free market economics where we are stationed — each of us is here to serve.

And sometimes America’s sons and daughters deserve good leadership at Fort Polk and Fort Bliss just as much as Schofield Barracks and Vicenza, Italy.

Cheers,

MTE