Unless you’ve got a flight assignment, it would be a bit of a drag being an astronaut now. The ISS has crew assignments through Soyuz TMA-11M in 2013. Beyond that, no crews have a ride on a rocket waiting. I’d go on a ride if offered. I wouldn’t look at it as a death sentence. More like something to be dealt with. The Russians have been using the Soyuz launch vehicle for decades and have had very few launch failures. They’ve had a couple of bad days lately but it wouldn’t keep me off one. Nothing is guarenteed 100% successful all the time.
being a new astronaut right now is like being the third string backup quarterback in the nfl.
10-4 however what do your wife and kids think, considering the massive backing of the USA. Wait, oops, delete that....