Be all that you can be

[missmiah]

So... DH is seriously considering joining the Army. A recruiter is coming by the house tomorrow night. I mean, seriously considering.

Pros:
- There's a good chance the Army would payoff some (if not all, at least a big chunk) of DH's 20-something thousand dollars worth of student loans.
- He might learn a skill or something that he could apply toward getting a real career. Not that spending the rest of his life working for a college bookstore isn't something to strive for (heck, it's one of my goals - that and world domination).
- I told him that if we get the loans cleared up I would probably be more inclined to agree to his wishes of another two years of college and another four years of seminary.
- We would get that much needed space.
- He would like to be a chaplain, they might be willing to help him accomplish that.

Cons:
- There is a war going on.
- I wouldn't see him for a large part of several years since I wouldn't be following him to where ever he would be stationed stateside. Too much space.
- Double rent.
- We would miss each other.
- DH would miss his family and friends.
- I'd be alone in the house most of the time (I hate that).

Part of me thinks this is a good idea. Part of me is scared to death.