Thanks for the good responses. I will be an empty nester by age 55 so QoL/Family life may not be as big an issue by then. Flying a plane beats sitting in traffic twice a day just to sit in a cubicle doing crap nobody cares about. Plus my QoL meter is calibrated differently after multiple overseas deployments.

I'm a retired USAF Nav with a MS in Aviation Safety from CMSU (UMC now). Getting a check from Uncle Sam each month helps the pay situation tremendously.

I think I can make this work, just needed some honest answers.