Originally Posted by fightandflight

Now this one seems like an easier decision to me - you should come to UPS. Long term (or even relatively short term) you will be in a much better position. I’ve had too many friends hang on with a defense contractor, the contract changes, and they end up knocking on the door of the airlines much later in life. With no upward mobility you are the most expendable one there, and that retirement isn’t going to cut it if we have some bad market years (depending on your goals I suppose). It will be an adjustment when you get here, but once settled you will never look back with regret, I can almost guarantee that. Your QOL might be a nice routine, but get a few years under your belt here and you will have a great QOL and a fantastic long term outlook. I’ve seen this story play out - join UPS.