Originally Posted by
Oberon
I figure I'll get enough international experience to decide if it's something I want to do long term. If I decide I'd rather stay at home I'll bid off it when I can or maybe I'll get displaced anyway. I live in base so even the worst schedule isn't going to be terrible.
Part of it is I haven't been anywhere. My wife and I went to Thailand last year but other than that I haven't been off the continent. I figure I'll get to go somewhere cool (or not) every once and a while.
You get pass benefits you know.
Srsly though, you can go wherever you want, even as a JSer, just to "see if you like it".
And other than the random luck of the draw, its better to see if you like it when you have the seniority in a few years to actually bid the good stuff. JMHO as your bid won't effect me in the slightest. But if domestic cabin fever is your motivation, be very, very careful bidding the ER as its mostly domestic anyway, the intl you get could be the worst in the system (by far) most of the time, you could be sent through training twice in your probie year…all for a very small number of prime EU/Asia trips as the upside. Is that really worth it?