247 Ink Magazine (October/November) 2017 Issue#17 | Page 61

great opportunity, it will all make sense in the long run and gave her my game plan and made sure I didn’t leave my unit. She said “I got you, you’re good” and I did my work and every- thing was good when I came back. Can you leave at any- time now if you want- ed to get out? My contract is for 8 years so I have 3 more, but I think I’m gonna do my 20 and then retire. Really. (in a Chris Nunez kinda way) That’s pretty cool. Yea, I’m able to balance it. Who knows about the future, but right now I’m able to balance it, but I think I can do 20. What rank are you? I am a 1st Lieutenant and should be making Captain by end of the year. Just waiting for my promotion board results, and yea, I should be a Cap- tain by the end of the year. 59