officer life is pretty comfy

No but I'm not gonna apply halfAssed

no, I understand

If I got it I would take it

I think it's only a 4 year commitment if what i saw is right

4 years is fine with me

my situation was way different

I was looking at an 8 year commitment after 3-4 years of flight school

and i'd be doing non-flying roles

which isn't what i wanted to do

Understudy?

so I was 22-24 looking at committing till i was 35 or so

no, naval flight officer, depending on platform you do different things

but you'd never fly

they're the weapons/sensor system operators

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_flight_officer

the skills aren't as transferable to the civilian world as pilots either

Hmmm transferable to ATC?

not directly

most go into aeronautical engineering or something

sensor/weapons system development

pilots have a log book full of hours

they can fly commerical

get into training

fly for UPS/DHL/FedEx

all sorts of tracks

If I were you, I'd do this

you'll have 4 years of pretty good pay and a housing allowance

you'll likely be living in white areas

decent women know military bases are places to find decent men

I have a lot of leadership exp

High IQ and solid educational history

gives you 4 years to find a wife and start a family with max stability

and assess what you want to do next

I need to give back as trite as that sounds

For my BS

sometimes I wonder if i made the right decision, but a 4 year commitment is a lot different than 12

12 is

Your entire life track

yep

I see life in