[gettysburgfreak]

Thank you sir for your service to this country. I really don't have any experience with something like this being young and single but if it were me I would take my name out of the hat now. If I had already missed a lot of one child's firsts and had an opportunity to stay home and witness a second child's first I would with out a doubt welcome that opportunity. Who knows, in 1-2 years they might not be doing deployments any more and you might not have to go. Good luck with whatever decision you make and stay safe.