Well I certainly appreciate the comment guys...I really do. I'd do anything for these guys...including giving up a career, to better the unit...and it's not like I'm unhappy with what I do, because I thoroughly enjoy the 'family.' But I do agree that I also have to do things for me as well. Viper, I couldn't tell by your profile and forgive me for asking if you've mentioned this elsewhere but what unit are you with? I don't care what unit I get selected for...and I'm not too worried about the age limit right at this moment. It gives me some flexibility to finish things with the current unit before I go all out and head off to UPT. I don't know what the current time frame is for being sent to UPT is either, I would imagine it wouldn't be much different than yours.
Again, I appreciate the warm comments.