Naval Hospital Portsmouth Virginia 1979-83, Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico 1983-86, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia 1986-87, then out.
Thanks for your concerns. The reason she wants the advanced degree is to move into a different type of job, such as nursing education or some other options. She is working 60 to 70 hours weekly now and has done this for years. When I retire, she wants to drop down to 0.6 FTE or so in order to be able to spend more time at home and the masters will give her a little more leverage in job negotiations.
Having been in the Navy, I've seen marriages come and go as I am sure you have. But, while one should never say "never", I don't think there is much to worry about here. Thanks for your concerns though.
Good luck, and do consider the MacBook Pro. I'm on mine right now, using Vista via Parallels. Very, very cool, and it just works.