[Cornpone]

Its a tough call. When I joined I was told the average time on station over a career for someone with my specialty was 19 months. I averaged less than 16. My last 10 years in we moved 8 times...and that was my second marriage. The RIF wasn't managed very well and it took a terrible toll on families, especially the children. My son never attended the same school two years in row. Its tough to keep coming home to your wife under those conditions.

[mystery-ak]

It's tough and it didn't help being extended 3 times, with each extension promised to be the last. Mike's CO, a major, came home and retired too...Mike was very upset over it, he would have followed him to hell and back(well actually he did....LOL) but his wife threatened divorce and this was his 2nd marriage too..and now he has a new CO he can't stand....oh, well..