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Introduction
I am a twenty-six year old attorney, who is currently preparing to enlist, in hopes of one day becoming a QP. I would be happy to further explain my drastic change in career via personal message, but for here, suffice it to say that if I stick with my current career, I fear I will live a life of regret. I want to live my life with purpose and to do something I believe in -- rather than following a path that was chosen for me, going through the motions just to earn a paycheck.
Anyway, for the past few months I have been training through a program run by a former PJ (with assistance from former SF guys and others from the SOF community). Mentally and physically I believe I am ready; however, before I sign on the dotted line, I need to decide whether to join National Guard or active duty.
Though somewhat arbitrary, I am leaning towards NG because I have had better experience with the recruiter and have heard good things from current QPs in NG. My only concern is being able to pay the bills if there is down-time between training and deployments. I doubt I will be able to continue working as an attorney if I earn the tab, so I am afraid of earning only part-time pay if, for example, I have to wait a month between OSUT and Airborne School. My contacts have not been able to be too helpful with this question, so hopefully I can find a thread on here that addresses my concern. Other than that, I'm ready to roll, and I hope to be posting my shipping date soon!
Before I wrap this up, I just want to thank all the QPs who contribute to this site. The information you provide has been invaluable.
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