Time to move on? Decisions, decisions...
It's been a long while since I've been on here. I spent the past hour going back through some previous posts I had. I think it's always good to see where I've been.
So I have an opportunity to apply for a job in San Antonio, Texas. This job will be for four years, which, coincidentally, would take my time with the US Air Force to two days shy of 20 years, making eligible for retirement and to start receiving a pension. The job starts in October, so I'd have a few months to get my current home squared away and either a) put it on the market or b) put a renter in it.
Now comes my dilemma.... should I apply for the job or not? There stands a good chance that I would get it, and it's pretty much at the top with a lot of responsibility as upper management. As much as I would like to "end up" in San Antonio when my career in the Air Force has come to an end, I would still have 4 years of work available to me unless I get promoted again (I found out last month that I'm getting promoted). And if I do get promoted again, I can stay in even longer.
I think that I have some more overseas travel opportunities coming my way. I'd really like to head back to Europe, or even better, to the Pacific to either Japan, Guam or Hawaii. I just love travelling!
Now, if we go to San Antonio, then I'd have to deal with the headache of doing something with the house. Moving's not really a problem since it's paid for and accomplished by a moving company. Also, the boys would grow up with family in the same city rather than being an airplane flight away.
I have a good feeling that I would be really "taken care of" in the new job. That's not to say that I can preform at my usual level of mediocrity, but that people would do things to really propel me in my career.
So, the job advertisement closes on July 6th.... what to do, what to do....
Oh yeah, and then there's this OTHER thing about work... they need 25 people in my career field to train out at my new rank. The way it works is that there are 2 phases. Phase 1 is for volunteers. And Phase 2, they go and just pick people and put them in a job w/out giving them much of a choice. I wanted to take the opportunity to train into a new job, but I got automatically disqualified for being in too long (I'd have to be in less than 16 years). As of last week, NO ONE had volunteered, and since I'm a new promotee, I'm considered "hot" for retraining. So if they don't get volunteers by the time Phase 2 starts, there stands a good chance when I don't get to choose anything. With San Antonio, at least I would have made the choice.
chibielf says that it's up to me what I want to do.... but is it really? I tried to volunteer for a 12 month job to a island off the coast of South America, but that didn't work out. I really thought I'd be a shoe-in for the job, and I probably would have been until the day it was announced that I'm getting promoted. I think that disqualified me.
Anyway.... back to grad school homework. Oh yeah, I've started graduate school with Florida Tech. I don't know if I could continue this if I move to San Antonio if I have any "in class" classes that I must take. Most of the other classes are online. Ugh.
So I have an opportunity to apply for a job in San Antonio, Texas. This job will be for four years, which, coincidentally, would take my time with the US Air Force to two days shy of 20 years, making eligible for retirement and to start receiving a pension. The job starts in October, so I'd have a few months to get my current home squared away and either a) put it on the market or b) put a renter in it.
Now comes my dilemma.... should I apply for the job or not? There stands a good chance that I would get it, and it's pretty much at the top with a lot of responsibility as upper management. As much as I would like to "end up" in San Antonio when my career in the Air Force has come to an end, I would still have 4 years of work available to me unless I get promoted again (I found out last month that I'm getting promoted). And if I do get promoted again, I can stay in even longer.
I think that I have some more overseas travel opportunities coming my way. I'd really like to head back to Europe, or even better, to the Pacific to either Japan, Guam or Hawaii. I just love travelling!
Now, if we go to San Antonio, then I'd have to deal with the headache of doing something with the house. Moving's not really a problem since it's paid for and accomplished by a moving company. Also, the boys would grow up with family in the same city rather than being an airplane flight away.
I have a good feeling that I would be really "taken care of" in the new job. That's not to say that I can preform at my usual level of mediocrity, but that people would do things to really propel me in my career.
So, the job advertisement closes on July 6th.... what to do, what to do....
Oh yeah, and then there's this OTHER thing about work... they need 25 people in my career field to train out at my new rank. The way it works is that there are 2 phases. Phase 1 is for volunteers. And Phase 2, they go and just pick people and put them in a job w/out giving them much of a choice. I wanted to take the opportunity to train into a new job, but I got automatically disqualified for being in too long (I'd have to be in less than 16 years). As of last week, NO ONE had volunteered, and since I'm a new promotee, I'm considered "hot" for retraining. So if they don't get volunteers by the time Phase 2 starts, there stands a good chance when I don't get to choose anything. With San Antonio, at least I would have made the choice.
chibielf says that it's up to me what I want to do.... but is it really? I tried to volunteer for a 12 month job to a island off the coast of South America, but that didn't work out. I really thought I'd be a shoe-in for the job, and I probably would have been until the day it was announced that I'm getting promoted. I think that disqualified me.
Anyway.... back to grad school homework. Oh yeah, I've started graduate school with Florida Tech. I don't know if I could continue this if I move to San Antonio if I have any "in class" classes that I must take. Most of the other classes are online. Ugh.