Hey centerseat if I were you I would look into flying P-3's for NOAA. Most people don't know about it, but it is one of the best kept secrets in the government flying world because...

1. Your time in service and grade transfers with you(obviously you would have to go through their commissioning source, but you would still be considered an O-1E)
2. You still receive the same benefits and are on the same pay grade as all other aviators that are in the Military(it's still considered a uniformed service).
3. After 14 years flying with them you would still be eligible for the same exact retirement you would receive from the military.
4. You are PERMANENTLY stationed at Macdill AFB in Tampa, FL.
5. Your deployements consist of flying down to the carribean to prepare to fly into hurricanes as a Hurricane Hunter
6. Flying into hurricanes sounds pretty damn cool!

I am actually from Tampa, FL and I am very familiar with the unit down there and have spoken to them about how one would go about flying for them. They said that most of their pilots are interservice transfer P-3 pilots from the Navy. Now I know you are not a pilot, but being that you have a lot of time in the P-3 as a FE and you have all of your civilian ratings I bet you would be VERY competitive in picking up a flight slot.

Anyways I hope that helps. The guys down there are really cool so just give them a ring and tell them your situation.

Best of luck to you!