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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids will be fine and that is military life.  Hate to tell you this but being an officer doesn't guarantee you a better job when you get out.  What guarentees you a better job is a degree in a real major, preferably with work experience and pure luck.  My enlisted husband got a useful degree before retiring and is making more than many of the officers we know (including doctors).  Don't under estimate enlisted.[/quote]

My husband has been enlisted for almost 10 yrs, I was in no way putting down enlisted soldiers. I was talking about the financial increase and him now having a college degree, that is a huge benefit to our family. [/quote]

It very much comes across that way but that's pretty common with officers and officers wives... good you are getting prepared.  Having a general degree will help with the military but not necessarily in the real world.  We know plenty of officers that had useless degrees they got for promotion and now are really struggling in basic jobs.  When you get out, except for retired or ex-officers, no one cares if you were enlisted vs. officer.[/quote]

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