Plans
Years ago, I looked into Naval Intelligence as a career path. Fortunately for everyone concerned, my language skills encompass neither Chinese nor Arabic, so they were less enthusiastic than I'd orginally hoped and I've spent a productive 10 years doing programming in the civilian world.
This is good, because at the end of the day, I'm not a fan of top down authority. I was reminded of this quite vigorously yesterday, and have spent the time since reinvestigating a question which seems to keep cropping up on a regular basis.
There's a lot to be said for quality of life, but there are other factors which are equally, if not more important when considering one's situation. Suffice to say that these other factors are being noisy lately, and it's time for some serious discussions with a few people.
