On one of my first trips as an airline pilot, sitting sideways on the way to montana, the captain looks back at me and says..."so, have you ever heard of the 'rule of $50 thousand?'".

leave the military making $50k

work on up to around $100k

divorce 1st wife, back to $50k

make capt, marry flight attendant, work back up to $100k

divorce flight attendant, back to $50k

work up to big iron, marry stripper wife, back up to $100k

divorce stripper wife, back to $50k

So the moral of the story....get used to living on $50 thousand!