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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids?

Military life is really hard and I have a lot of feeling and respect for military spouses and families for what they have to go through.

You said it yourself.  Just going to basic alone is going to be several weeks without seeing the family, while the other spouse has to handle all of the household duties and raise the kids.  There's potential of having to miss birthdays and other special events.

It's basically like they say, when you sign on that dotted line you're basically signing your life over to them.

So I think your feelings of anxiety are valid.

I don't want to completely dissuade you.  As I know some people (and their family members) who love the military and the opportunities it provided to them.  But just something to think about.

If it's something you're definitely going to do, would suggest looking into OCS options to get a commission.  Don't know if it's much better but I remember there were struggling military families barely making ends meet too.  Life is probably a little bit easier and better as an officer.

And maybe see if you both can take the required tests first:
https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join/prepare-for-success/meet-requirements
to see what opportunities each of you might have?[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this. Our kids are young - 1 and 3. We would not go into this as enlisted - my best friend is in as enlisted and she struggles paying student loans.

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