Wow, thanks for all of your supportive comments regarding both the car and our military. I am truly humbled by some of your comments. I love what I do and will miss it terribly when I retire from the Army in the next few years. There are days when I know I should be paying the Army to be able to have this job... My greatest satisfaction comes from knowing that I am (selfishly in some ways) serving something greater than myself while I wear the uniform.
I will be flying a desk when I get to Hawaii, but have some great memories to carry me through. Knowing this almost helps me rationalize taking the M with me as it would make a great replacement for the high tech helo I am leaving behind... Oh the burden of being fiscally responsible.