bouncingbean's Journal: choices...

So I have to apply for ED&T (excused drill and training) with the military today. Pretty much my common law wifes pregnancy and my school are getting too much for me to handle (along with my military commitments)so I have to drop my military for a year. I don't really want to but I don't really have a choice. Family comes first.

Now I get a call from my Major telling me that he will endorse my ED&T until my school training is out (electrical entry program, allows me to work as an apprentice) and tells me that I have to take training next year or essentially get out or never get trained. His reasoning is that apprentices never get time off so I wouldn't get any training for 5 years and I would stay a 2lt that isn't allowed to do squat. Problem with taking training next year? I'm going to have a 1 yr old kid and my wife has told me that I am not allowed to go training next summer (I missed this summer also but it was my choice to be with her, not her decision). So my choice may well be stay with wife this summer and quit the military (which I do like doing) or possibly damage my relationship with my wife permanently...

My current line of thinking is that after the pregnancy I'll try to convice my wife to let me go training for the 2 months needed on the grounds that it's now or never and see what she says. If she says no I guess I quit. I really hope she doesn't say no.

-BouncingBean