Posted on Sep 30, 2015
What are the three biggest factors influencing where you live after transitioning from Active Duty?
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Are you more likely to live somewhere you've lived before? How much does your spouse or other family influence the decision? Perhaps: "I'll go anywhere I can find a job"?
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Agreed, agreed, agreed! So... which three factors most influenced your WIFE's decision?
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I only have one factor regarding where I wound up after transitioning out of the military, it was my wife. I promised her that after spending forever moving about the world, once we where free to live where we wanted, it was up to her. See, she wants to restore a 100 plus year old house. So we just put in an offer on "the house", waiting to hear soon.
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Let's assume your wife gets 51% of the vote on that decision. What influences where SHE wants to live? What will get her to want to move to (pick a state)?
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My family is a blended family, and my adult (step) daughter lives near the base I retired from. The job market down there doesn't pay as well as what we had hoped and the hospital system is very small there. Jobs outside the base gate didn't pay very much at all - and we wanted better. We chose a location that wasn't very far from there but it was other factors as well that led us to Roanoke. One was considering all the relatives, second was jobs. The cool thing about Roanoke is that it had both city and country attributes. It has a very low cost of living as well. We have twice the house size we had on base for less than 80% of what we paid for the privatized housing. Eventually we are going to buy. There are so many good options here for housing that it is a sure buyers market.
There are a lot of cultural venues here that will keep us near the things we love, such as theater, live music, and other cultural venues that we couldn't find at my last duty station.
The other thing that led me here was the lack of a military infrastructure. I want to prove myself in the civilian workforce like I did within the military. We came out here and explored and made the executive decision that this was the best place. We explored quite a few other areas both closer and farther away. There was something refreshing about this area and it keeps getting better.
Don't get me wrong, there are perks to staying near the base after retirement. I speak no ill of those who do. But in the end we have to follow our own paths, and I like to "Find a way or make one." That's my American Dream. I hope that others are doing the same and living out their dream.
There are a lot of cultural venues here that will keep us near the things we love, such as theater, live music, and other cultural venues that we couldn't find at my last duty station.
The other thing that led me here was the lack of a military infrastructure. I want to prove myself in the civilian workforce like I did within the military. We came out here and explored and made the executive decision that this was the best place. We explored quite a few other areas both closer and farther away. There was something refreshing about this area and it keeps getting better.
Don't get me wrong, there are perks to staying near the base after retirement. I speak no ill of those who do. But in the end we have to follow our own paths, and I like to "Find a way or make one." That's my American Dream. I hope that others are doing the same and living out their dream.
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Could I find a job that would pay competitively taking into account the local cost of living.
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What influenced me 1st and foremost was being married to A German National.
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SGT Michael Glenn
Well... if its not that obvious Ill spell it out for ya..... Since she was a local national and we were stationed in Germany to begin with, it made more sense to stay in Germany for the following reasons: I wouldnt have to worry about Transportation destroying all our household goods and spend months back in the states trying to get reimbursed ( which you almost always get screwed on.) We owned several vehicles that were german spec and it would have costed a bundle to have them brought back, and no I wasnt willing to get rid of a few of them due to what they were. It gave me the best chance ever to immerse myself into many foreign cultures and travel cheaply. And by all means not the last reason but the last one Ill share, I was closer to her family than my own, so why go back to a country in turmoil where the jobless rate is soaring and have no moral support from family when you can stay where you are and have that from a new family...Hope that answers your question as why my wife being a Local national influenced me to stay in Germany after transitioning from active duty.
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I could not wait to come back to North Idaho, it was not just because of family and friends. If you love the outdoors it is great. Idaho is over 2/3 public land. And we don't mind if you come and visit, just don't stay.
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SSgt Dustin Coy
Ahh yes. If only I could find the right gig to move back home. No place else like it. Although I could probably do Missoula or Three Forks Montana as well.
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SSgt Dustin Coy
Yeah if I did Missoula, I'd definitely need to be a few miles out of town. Somewhere out past the airport, and closer to the river.
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When I got out of the Navy, after travelling around the world (literally) and being stationed in Connecticut, I could have gone anywhere for work, but I came back home to Texas. There were a few reasons I chose Texas: there were education benefits for Veterans from the state (Texas has the Hazelwood Act which covers you once you've exhausted GI Bill) and I knew I needed college to get ahead, I'm not overly fond of snow (though lately I'm finding myself less and less fond of heat and droughts), and finally, it's where I was born and where all my family are buried, so it's home.
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Brian,
Gun laws as they relate to CCW permits?
Ah, "Household 6" the Army term for "COMNAVAIRHOME" :)
Can you expound on "lil ones": Reputation of primary/secondary schools? College tuition incentive programs (like the Texas Hazlewood Act or the Kalamazoo Promise in Michigan)?
Gun laws as they relate to CCW permits?
Ah, "Household 6" the Army term for "COMNAVAIRHOME" :)
Can you expound on "lil ones": Reputation of primary/secondary schools? College tuition incentive programs (like the Texas Hazlewood Act or the Kalamazoo Promise in Michigan)?
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