Minot!!!! Wow does that bring back memories. I spent the longest year of my life there for six weeks in the early 80's. (back when the base still belonged to SAC. I was there for a general officers' conference). One of my favorite things from there is a t-shirt I bought that on the front showed a two-story outhouse that was labeled "Minot's newest sky scraper" and on the back had a picture of a telephone pole and the caption "A tree in Minot".

Actually, it wasn't all bad and I wish you great fortune in your opportunity!