After doing time on the trail as a Drill, do you get to pick your next duty station?

Theoretically, yes, you're supposed to get a say in where you go after your trail time is up, but as mentioned above, a lot of it depends on your MOS. Since you said you're a 19K, you might want to brace yourself for an extended stay at Benning. I know a lot of SFCs over there in 1-81, and they're having to stay around Benning in instructor/cadre slots once their trail time is up because there aren't enough operational assignments open for SFCs coming back to the line. Even the BDE CSM is saying that 19K PSG slots are becoming fewer and farther between for guys leaving the trail.

On a side note, you're going to be getting to Benning around the time the gender integration will be starting on both Sand Hill and Harmony Church, so it will be an interesting time to say the least. I'm up at reception now, after completing a year in BCT-land, so best of luck to you as you head this way.

I had a request to extend on the trail for a year, but withdrew it when I learned I was on orders for Hawaii. I had not requested it, but I wasn't going to try to influence my next assignment anyway.... just liked what I was doing.

They wanted me to go to ft Gordon to be an instructor at first, but when I told them I would never do that he really worked with me and gave me the assignment I wanted.