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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not "career military", but served time in the military and am a mom (now, not then).

Quick reactions:

-it's great that you're planning as such, but don't kid yourselves, there's a good chance it won't be a "career".

-the recruiter likely doesn't give a shit why you're joining. They need to make numbers, the rest of the discussion is the just sales.

-it's odd that you guys are having a hard time deciding which one of you wants to serve. It's totally smart and realistic for it to just be one of you, and you're being realistic that it (seems to be) mainly a financial choice, but this choice, and ESP. since it's whether to try and get a commission, should be also based on who wants to lead young people through deadly circumstances, and who wants to SERVE. It really should be a calling.

This sounds altruistic and dramatic, but the person that should join should be: willing to die or be badly hurt during service, willing to deploy across the globe to shitty places for several months at a time, willing to forgo being at home with the family if work calls, and generally be willing to place service ahead of family.

It's the AF, so there's also a chance that you might end up a desk jockey somewhere, but I think the above factors need to be at the top line of your decisionmaking. People that aren't aware of these factors are miserable in the service, and/or there for the wrong reasons and a drag on operational readiness. It's like someone becoming a fireman, and not taking planning on fighting fires.[/quote]

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