New Job

Well I have been out of the Army for a little over a week now, and it still is hard to think about it. I only had 7 more years to go and I would have a retirement. Many people wonder why I quit after the half way mark. I suppose those folks have never been blown up. It just got to difficult to keep leaving, and I was sick of watching good people die. So now what? Well I am going to try out a new job for the county. I really like it, but I'm not sure that I will be able to keep doing it because the benefits are not really family friendly. It is a shame because I really like the people I will be working with and the job itself is really a great job and I think I will like it very much. But for now, I will stick with it and see how it goes. If the pay turns out to be good enough for us, I will tough it out. If not, I will probably try another avenue that pays better and has better benefits, but I don't think I will like that job very much? We will see. My county is the lowest paid in the state by about 24% behind the next highest county. They tried to negotiate a better deal and got thrown a small scrap to shut people up, but it is still nowhere near what it should be. But for me, not everything is about money. I want to do something I enjoy, and helping people is definitely something I enjoy. But I also have a family to think about, so I am torn between what I want to do and what I have to do. I am also a disciplined soldier who is used to doing what I must completely against what I want, so nothing new here. Well lets see if I can keep this thing updated more than just every couple of months?