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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But wait. It's good enough to allow you to pay for your kids college?  And your husband has been in how long and is still in?[/quote]

No, my husband retired.  He got his degree right before he retired. His current employment pays for our current lifestyle.  We only benefit from the health care right now.  It is not easy doing it active duty and advancing in your career.  The military is not paying for our child's college - we are.  We took a chunk of my pre-child/marriage savings and put it in a prepaid and then paid it every month instead of getting a new car we needed till it was paid off.[/quote]

So it was so bad he stayed 20+ years?[/quote]

Yes and no.  He had no other option till he got a degree he could use outside the military.  His career field was not transferable to the civilian world.  Given the choice he would have only gone for 1/3 that time as starting over at 40 in a new career is very difficult without experience.  The health insurance now has been a huge blessing as the children and I have lots of medical needs, but its also not so good as many of the doctors are residents now (some are great, most are not) and have no clue and the quality of care has gone way down.[/quote]

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