What advice would you have for a single father considering re-enlisting for Germany?

I, as a single parent (mom), would not go overseas but I doubt her EFMP would be accepted anyway. It's already hard enough to get family to come help me out being four states away. If I was overseas and something happened and I need help - it would be even harder to get someone there quickly. This is just my POV - and mine is different as my daughter has special medical needs.

If you've already been to Germany once you have seen other parts of the world. If that's your sole reason to go to Germany - I don't know about that.

Every decision I've made in my career in the last 7 years is for what benefits my daughter. Sadly yes that stalled my career. I had to defer SLC 3 times because of her serious medical issues and was on a compassionate reassignment due to her issues. I don't regret choosing her first because she's my world.

Honestly if she didn't have all her issues, I'd have been out 7 years ago. I honestly don't know what it would be like overseas as I haven't done that and I really wouldn't if I could in my opinion.

I don't have advice, only questions.
Are you considering an accompanied tour? And if so, how to you figure your family care plan in Germany will work out?
If you are considering a 1 year unaccompanied, then I am only wondering why?
You already saw Europe for 9 months, another year away from your kids will just be more of the same.
OK, maybe a little advice:
If you are considering law school as a career path, and only considering a reenlistment for OCONUS as a farewell tour, skip it. Start law school next year, get started on your career earlier, get to the point in that career where you can travel on your own time and terms earlier.

I'm going to go a little different than everyone else here.
I have been a single parent overseas. Your success, and your ability to stay in the Army, depends on your family care plan. I was in a unit that I had to do very little TDY, or that it was optional.

If you go to Germany and its a unit that goes to the field frequently, you need to find a family care plan person who can take your kids for a month or two at a time. Think about the logistics. You are asking a family - a military family who has kids of their own - to add your two kids into their car pool. If you ask a family with one kid, you have a family of five in a car when you are gone. Any family with two kids who doesn't have a third seat car is out of the question. Or an older couple, that's also another option. Your family care plan is everything when it comes to your choice to go to Europe; if you don't establish one you may be separated immediately when you arrive.

The other issue is the unit you join may be gone for a month or a few days. You won't have an issue finding a similar on post who was a single parent and willing to help for a few days. But when you are gone for a month or more it's hard to find someone who will watch your kids and put up with their issues while you are gone for months on end. It all comes down to can you establish a solid family care plan. If I hadn't had great neighbors where I lived my kids never could have come to live with me.

As for your ETS strategy, your primary job is to support your kids. If you can support your kids and go to law school, then that's great. Being a lawyer is not the high end, high paying job the movies make it out to so you need to have a solid financial strategy. If you have a good plan, go for it; but don't expect your GI Bill to cover all your financial issues. If this is your dream there are several ARNG states that will cover your TA to go to school to become a JAG as long as you serve with them. Some states will even pay for multiple graduate degrees.

My suggestion is that you figure out your family care plan first, and if you can't make that work then figure out the finances of making it work with your kids. Maybe that means staying enlisted till you can go to law school on the side an direct commission into the JAG after passing the bar on your own. You wouldn't be the first person to do it.