Duke,
I am nearly in the same situation you are. 10 years active in Marines flying herks and am getting out. I am looking for new challenges on the outside, and I have done everything I wanted to do as a O-3 in this service, those are my reasons for leaving.
The thing that gets me about leaving though, is that I will be on the sidelines when another 9/11 happens and my brothers go off to war. I am going to stay reserves, but am torn between going for "the show" with the airlines or just settling down and doing engineer work in the realm of UAVs.
For now I am pushing both paths, and when I get home from this 7 month deployment that I am currently on decide with my wife what the right choice will be.
Can anyone answer which company excels in quality of life for its people? I have seen NetJets alot on thie website wrt QOL, what about CAL and SWA?

Raidr