16-01 list for Transportation officers

I requested that my branch manager include me in the 16-01 list, and so he did. Yesterday, I received the list; today, I sent it back with my preferences in order. They are:

1. W0ATAA. 01A position (aide?) in Camp Zama, Japan
2. W0DAAA. 90A logistics at AFSBn in Camp Zama, Japan.
3. W0DAAA. 90A, Army Materiel Command, Rock Island, IL.
4. WJHAAA. 90A in Battlefield Coord. Det. at Ramstein, Ger.
5. W1EKAA. OC/T in Multinational center, Graffenwohr, Ger.
6. W1S3AA. OC/T (3 positions) at Ft McCoy, WI
7. W04QAA. OC/T at Hohenfels, Germany
8. W1SZAA. OC/T at Fort Dix, NJ
9. WHEBAA. Commander of 140th MCT at Ft Lewis, WA
10. W0MTAA. ROTC Instructor at Guam university
11. W3SYAA. 90A position at 840th Trans BN in Kuwait
12. W6GQAA. 90A position in 595th Trans BDE in Kuwait
13. WET1AA. 90A position in 13th CSSB, Ft Lewis, WA
14. W1SXAA. OC/T at Fort Lewis, WA
15. W1S2AA. OC/T at Fort Knox, KY
16. W1PEAA. 90A position in 842nd Trans BN in Beaumont, TX.
17. W4J9AA. OC/T at NTC in Fort Irwin, TX.
18. W6N9AA. OC/T in JTC in Fort Polk, LA
19. W4W6AA. OC/T in JTC in Fort Polk, LA
20. W19VAA. MEPS Asst Ops Officer in Denver, CO
21. W18ZAA. MEPS Asst Ops Officer in Nashville, TN
22. W2L6AA. Warrior Transition Unit, Ft Bragg, NC
23. W0Q3AA. WTU Co Cmdr(?) in Ft Bliss, TX
24. W6LJAA. Recruiting Company Cmdr in San Mateo, CA
25. W0MTAA. ROTC at Ball State U in Munice, IN
26. W0MTAA. ROTC at St John's U in Collegeville, MN
27. W17MAA. Recruiting Co Cmdr in Columbus, OH
28. W0MTAA. ROTC at Middle TN St U in Murfreesboto, TN
29. W0MTAA. ROTC at Prairie View A&M U, Texas
30. W2ABAA. Recruiting Company Cmdr in Tacoma, WA
31. W17RAA. Recruiting Company Cmdr in Lakehurst, NJ
32. W1S1AA. OC/T with 337th Regt in Waterford, MI
33. W1S5AA. OC/T with 410th Regt in Camp Shelby, MS
34. W1S1AA. OC/T with 307th Regt in Camp Atterbury, IN
35. W0VPAA. 01A at Comb. Arms Ctr, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

Note the trends in this list -- 14 positions as Observer Controller-Trainers to train up reserve units, 5 ROTC professors, 4 recruiting company commanders, 2 WTU company commanders, 2 MEPS (initial entry processing center) staff positions, and 9 overseas positions.

For me, there are no far and away, clear favorites on this list. Granted, I would love to be stationed in Japan, but I've just spent three years in Korea. Do I really want to spend another three years overseas? And while I'd like learning about "big logistics" at the Rock Island Arsenal, do I really want to waste any more time before applying for FAO?

And while everyone loves the idea of going to Germany, do I really want to spend time in Europe when my goal is to concentrate on East Asia? I think, in the end, I'm almost grateful that it's not up to me to decide. Just like my moves to Texas and Korea, it seems that things worked have out for the best without my intervention.