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Hey...
So I am 37 and fed up with the "same ol', same ol'" routine of life. Need to do something that makes a difference with the life I've been given.
I've wanted to be in the Forces since I was a kid, and am seriously considering it now (except my local recruiting office told me all the trades were closed until March of 2011!?).
I understand the process, the commitment and the sacrifices in the beginning (away at training for a very long time etc.), but I do have the following questions that I have not found the answers too yet.
1) If my MOC training is going to be 6 months, plus the 13 weeks at BMQ and the 10 weeks for the SQ course, does that mean I won't see my wife and kids for a whole year? Or will they will be able to come with me while I am getting my trades training?
2) When I am posted to my first base, what price range (I understand it varies on the region) is there for the PMQ's for married personnel?
3) The $2600/month entry salary ($31-and change)... is that the whole first year and you would go up a pay grid starting in year 2?
and finally... I would love to hear from you if you chose the military as a career change in their 30's... was it worth it for you?
Thanks! :yellow:
So I am 37 and fed up with the "same ol', same ol'" routine of life. Need to do something that makes a difference with the life I've been given.
I've wanted to be in the Forces since I was a kid, and am seriously considering it now (except my local recruiting office told me all the trades were closed until March of 2011!?).
I understand the process, the commitment and the sacrifices in the beginning (away at training for a very long time etc.), but I do have the following questions that I have not found the answers too yet.
1) If my MOC training is going to be 6 months, plus the 13 weeks at BMQ and the 10 weeks for the SQ course, does that mean I won't see my wife and kids for a whole year? Or will they will be able to come with me while I am getting my trades training?
2) When I am posted to my first base, what price range (I understand it varies on the region) is there for the PMQ's for married personnel?
3) The $2600/month entry salary ($31-and change)... is that the whole first year and you would go up a pay grid starting in year 2?
and finally... I would love to hear from you if you chose the military as a career change in their 30's... was it worth it for you?
Thanks! :yellow: