DH is still on the search for the ultimate job that pays good and provides him with that excitment and change every day that he wants... I just want insurance, decent pay, and him not being over seas for 12m or more. Every job he has had he finds something wrong with it. Its driving me nuts.

So today, he asks if he can join the Airforce, being that we are both military, I guess it should not matter.. He is out of the Army Reserves, and I have 11 months left in the Army Guard, and do not wish to reenlist, cause I want to be home with my son full time.

DH on the other hand thinks that military life will be easier on us financially and we will be better off in the future as far as retirement goes.

So military mommas out there, is the AIR FORCE good??? What are the goods the bad, etc. We are a natural parenting family, so I'm concerned about finding a good homeopathic MD around post... Also I prefer natural homebirth over military births, I am sure I can find a Midwife around any post, but I dont think they will except tricare insurance... I wonder if living on post is better rather then living off post??? What are the perks of Air Force style versus Army?? I know with Army the deployments are long!!! 15 months sometimes, at least with the airforce they are shorter..

Please any info is nice.. I am trying to take this all into mind, since he just wants what is best for us, so that I can continue to stay home with DS.

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Tara, wife to Jason, mama to Jayden 12/23/06 PG with #2 EDD 8/3/08 ~ non vaxing, co sleeping, cding, bfing,AP family.

Do you mind if I ask how old you guys are? I ask this because my dh is on the constant struggle toward his "dream career." Drives me nuts too!!! We are no spring chickens though and I feel like it gets to a point in life where you have to stick it out and realize that work is something you have to go to everyday and your passion may be in other things. Anyway, I am curious about how old you are b/c I thought you couldn't join the military after a certain age. I had always wished dh had done that when we were younger b/c I thought it would have provided him with some direction.

Anyway, I was an air force brat as a young child and my mother says it was the best of times, worst of times. Deployments were tough, traveling the world and being in a great position to stay home with her children were good. I have heard that all military life can be tough, but air force is a little easier than some.

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I can sympathize with you, i have a job-jumper dh myself. Never happy at any place he works for, always complaining,,,,,and taking it out on the rest of us. Never been in the military so i cannot help you there, but just letting you know that you are not alone.

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"Go on, get outside, get the stink blown off ya!!"

YES!!!!
My dh was like that before he was my dh, so i should have known than that he was always gonna be like this. There is always something wrong with the job he has or someone is a dips**t, (I always ask him, does he ever stop and think that he is the one that is the dips**t????) He plays music every weekend for sure and most of the time he is also playing 2-3 weekdays too. That is all he really wants to do. He has been doing that strictly for about 7 months since he got fired (that was a first ever, usually he quits) from his grown up job-selling cars. He was also still playing on the weekends.
I have talked to him over and over again that he needs to get a real job and get settled in that since he cant play music forever. He has never had a decent job that offers any benefits, etc. I was always the one that did that. So now that I am not working (just part time, not enough to qualify for anything) we have no insurance or anything. I figure that because of his lack of ambition, we will be working until we drop dead.

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Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.
Jon Bon Jovi

Our ages are 27myself and he is 28... We have no debt other then the house... It sucks having a husband that does not know what he wants in life!!

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Tara, wife to Jason, mama to Jayden 12/23/06 PG with #2 EDD 8/3/08 ~ non vaxing, co sleeping, cding, bfing,AP family.

I have no advice, but I sure hope it all goes well.....decisions like this are so hard to make. Hugs!

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Parker, Wyndser, and Carson....................Wyndser (in blue) with her cousin

How about checking into Firefighting? It is exciting and changes everyday, the pay is decent and the benefits are good, especially in bigger cities and if they have a union. The schedule is awesome. My DH works 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off so he works every 3rd day with a "Kelly" Day (a scheduled day off on his duty day) so that means he works 9 days a month. I work my schedule so I'm off on the days he works and work on the days he's home. He has plenty of time with the boys and time for a part-time job as well.

A lot of full-time firefighters work second jobs or own businesses. Having been in the military, there are a lot of similarities to the commraderie and mentality.

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Marcy
Proud wife of Tim, Mom to Sean (8/87), Ethan (10/98), Sam (9/02)
and angels Nathanial (8/6/97-8/8/97) and Benjamin (8/6/97-8/21/97)

Until they all come home......
Life is a Journey (follow my blog about my journey)

You know I have really thought he should do that, or at least try to do it. Nashville has nothing right now, as far as Firefighting, but I even thought he could do correctional officer or something... He just needs something.. Its insane the way he is being... I love my DH but right now I just want to call him to picky and lazy!

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Tara, wife to Jason, mama to Jayden 12/23/06 PG with #2 EDD 8/3/08 ~ non vaxing, co sleeping, cding, bfing,AP family.

What about a civil service job in law enforcement?

My hubby started out as a corrections officer. He was then a police officer. Back to corrections officer. Now, hopefully he is done with the transfer thing, he is a sheriff's officer.

He did apply for park ranger and DYFS police recently though.