Yeah, well I've been wanting to break away from the Herc for a while now. Ground the fleet to inspect for bad nuts that hold the WINGS on... just an example among many reasons of why I've been wanting to escape.

I'm single, so the family thing is not a big concern (I do have kids, so it is a factor, I won't be able to see them as often as I normally do)

I posted the story just to show how quick these things can go...I've heard they get plenty of volunteers. Robot email was sent out COB tuesday, one slot was filled by friday. My squadron's been hit with a few 365s and some near-misses lately. If I was going to end up doing one anyway, I figured this would be one of the better deals.

Do my year, come back with some good $$ in the bank, and then I'll have less than a year left til retirement. And a non-deployable year at that. I see it as a good way to prepare for the transition to civilian life.