What sort of Texas Army Guard unit? — Supply and Transport Support Battalion, Medical Unit, etc.
What sort of MOS (Military Occupation Specialty)?
Shooting to be an officer or enlisted?
Plan to try for 20 years or just going in for six?
Do you have an “interruptible” civilian type career or trade — fireman = okay, small business owner where the business dies when you leave for active deployments = not okay.
MOS, as always, is a mutable consideration. I have my preferences. I made a list, actually. But I understand that when it comes down to the grind stone, it’s about what the Army needs over what I want.
I would like to eventually pursue commission. Once I have finished my degree (not long now), I will look into OCS and hopefully become an officer.
This is not a short-term goal. It’s not a whim, or play time. This is something in the making for many years, and I am finally pursuing it. I intend to make my military service my career. This isn’t about getting money for college, or just getting training and getting out. This is for the long haul.
I am not engaged in any activity or business that will suffer from extended deployments, unless you count the strain on a marriage. At worst it means I have to wait before I take more college courses, or I have to miss a few seasons of softball.