18 Years...

I been living in the United States for exactly 18 years...

After a long long hiatus and procrastinate since I finished my bachelor degree back in December I finally enlisted in the U.S Army. A month or so ago I contracted and sworn in with the Active Army as a 68W (Health Care Specialist/Medic) for 4 years back in July 10th. Unfortunately, I won't leave for "Basic" until after Christmas. What a post Christmas present huh? Not that I am religious or looking forward for any Christmas presents. So far what is written on my contract which I still can get out of it.
So far
Ship Date : 20091229 - that count as my official enlistment date since I am not yet a property of the U.S Government/Army yet. I am still in the delay entry program/future soldier.
My Basic will be held at Ft. Leonard Wood,Missouri 20100104 for the reception and probably done by 1st/2nd week of March due to the 8-9 weeks Basic. The only thing I am going to suffer is the temperature that range from 5 to 40 degrees.
My MOS training as 68W will be held at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas for 16 weeks done by July 5th if nothing went wrong.
ETS Date : 20131228 (out of the Army at the age of 31) that is if I didn't re-enlist or got into some Hooah unit. Maybe Ranger or SF which I highly doubt might as well just become a average Joe. It would be nice and a ultimate goal to become a 18D - Special Operations Medical Sergeant which it will really help me if I ever going to become a Physician Assistant from the Army's Physician Assistant Grad Program and get a commission from that as 2nd lieutenant.

Through out my experience with enlistment and at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station). The only problems I had is during the last procedure with the physician. I was unlucky enough to get an old grouchy physician instead of the old, fat and jolly one or even the Asian physicians (I think they are Philippine) . I have to end up going back to MEPS twice for dermatologist and psychologist due to the physician recommendation. The reason for the dermatologist due to some red rash on my chest from dog tags (I got from my Army ROTC days and I wear it on and off) and the psychologist due to I didn't slept too well the night before and acting all jittery due to sleep deprive. WTF? It is completely BS and these physician only job is too root some of people out to get into the military. During going back to MEPS twice, I witness some of the biggest BS and some silly things some of the recruits did to them self (for example, one of the recruit piss hot on the drug test due to two days before he smoked some marijuana). I guess I also screwed myself. I know U.S Army and rest of the military is full of end endless nonsense and thing doesn't make sense still.

I lost my reservation of Option 4 Airborne/jump school due to the delay at MEPS. I couldn't get it again within few days before signing the contract in the reservation. So. My chance of getting station in to Ft. Bragg are farther and farther away than ever. Also my recruiter is probably one of the most incompetent recruiter in his office on getting me a Airborne slot. I just don't understand that these recruiters get pay about almost $100K (with all the allowances etc add together as E-5 Sergeant or E-6 Staff-Sergeant) a year working in NYC and they couldn't do a better job. I guess it is bureaucracy at its best