Life choices
Where do I even start? I have been in the military for nine years. I have deployed five times in the last six. Thats more than one thousand days away from my family. So I am at the end of this contract, it expires in the end of January. I have been working on an extension package to stay in the USMC for another year. I havent been able to find a job that would sustain my family and I for the next ten years. (I like to plan ahead). However today, a gentleman called me from a company that provides military support equipment. Along with benifits, a free trip to Ohio, and a dream job (Quality Assurance and Training Manager) they throw in 35$ an hour... Holy crap, that was my thought to. I told him I would like a phone interveiw of course, so I could buy sometime to think. I know it sounds good, but to give up nine years in the military is a lot. Im only half way to retirement, and I have a great chance to become a Warrant Officer by next year. However, those of you who have been in the military know the sacrifices. I have only been home for six months, and if I stay in Ill leave february for seven. I haven't hardly had facial hair the entire time I have been in, no shit!!! Hell, I havent seen my parents or sister in four years. My daughter is two and they haven't laid eyes on her. The choices in life are hard, I wish it was like a video game so you could go in one direction. See what its like, and hit restart if you need to. I guess this choice is kinda like blowing into a NES cartridge hoping it works on the first try.