First of all, good on you for volunteering for the gunship job. You WILL contribute to the war. Maybe more than you want.
My experience with demographics in NM checks with yours.
You mention getting in your Cessna to go places. Is that so you can go have some fun?
Not that I think fun can’t be had at Cannon/Clovis. My family likes outdoor type stuff, camping, wheeling, fishing, etc. We don’t need a mall, I’d rather have a good feed/hardware store.
When you get to the 16th and learn how they were selected to go to Cannon you might understand why some of the bitching is going on. Not sticking up for the bitchers because they signed up and have to go where they’re ordered but the selection process was skewed.
You will learn all about the performance when you get here for school.
And make no mistake; this school is for you to learn how to kill people.