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"and young people in their early 20's shouldn't mind deployments in the midwest or wherever." That to me sounds exactly like the kind of thing someone in their

"and young people in their early 20's shouldn't mind deployments in the midwest or wherever." That to me sounds exactly like the kind of thing someone in their early twenties who is ready to head out and see the world would mind. Maybe I'm just projecting?

blunte 8y ago
From my experience with pilots (family, NATO training base nearby), just the opportunity to flight high performance aircraft is a thrill. The name of the piece of land below you isn't as important as what aircraft you're in and what you're allowed to do with it.
- matt4077 8y ago
  And the spouses, naturally, are supposed to get along with the program.
  - mmsimanga 8y ago
    I am guessing when you say "I do" you must have a pretty good idea of the person you are marrying.
    - Moru 8y ago
      Weren't we talking about people in their twenties? Do you people often get married at that age? I thought it was more common to delay marriage and kids to later in the career nowadays?
      - souprock 8y ago
        That delay is common where many Hacker News people reside, in places ranging from San Francisco to northern Sweden. It is however unnatural, and people in more affordable locations are still starting families closer to the natural time. My wife and I had 5 or 6 kids in my twenties, and then about that many in our thirties, and then still more. This sort of family becomes impossible if you delay, and you might not realize you want it until well after you can't have it.
        ben7799 8y ago
        Not that many people have 10+ kids, or something is just wrong with your post.
      - ben509 8y ago
        Women marrying into the military tend to be more conservative.
      - magduf 8y ago
        As the other poster said, women marring into the military tend to be more conservative, and they're generally looking for a financial set-up. They marry the military guy because he has a regular job that's hard to get fired from, usually paid housing, etc., and she won't have to work. Of course, a huge number of military marriages end in divorce, but then the wife gets a nice payout from that too.
      - alexhutcheson 8y ago
        People in the military tend to marry early, at least partially because there are a bunch of benefits that the military provides to spouses. If you get re-assigned to a base across the country, the military will pay to move your spouse, but not your girlfriend/boyfriend. If you need to be picked up from the base after work, that's a lot easier for a spouse to do (they have an ID) than a girlfriend/boyfriend. You also get a bigger housing stipend, they get medical benefits, etc. If you're in a long-term relationship anyway, there's a big financial benefit to making it "official".
        dsfyu404ed 8y ago
        >they get medical benefits Hence the evolution of the species known as "Tricareatops".
sonnyblarney 8y ago
For many people, moving to NYC/LA is not the end-all. That said, I think times are changing. As we become more urban/suburban, the notion of living in the middle of the desert has less appeal, I should admit. But for many folk, it's not a problem, or, it should be an adventure in itself. As the commenter above states, it can get dry and boring, but I'd hope that the combination of maturity and 'sense of duty' help prevail over that. Maybe the entire US Army / Forces should re-oriented how they move people around. Maybe they should try to have multifaceted bases instead of having to move people around constantly. Maybe 1 year long deployments can be broken up with bits of vacation and rest (that might have operational benefits as well). Maybe they should beef up their bases near urban areas. Toronto had a massive airport sized base, they closed it and it's now civilian. They should have kept it, it was big enough for a lot of kinds of training, and it could have allowed way more forces people to be in Toronto, the big city of Canada.
imtringued 8y ago
The type of person that joins the military doesn't mind deployments. In fact the entire point of becoming a pilot is to fly those damn planes and shoot stuff.
- lghh 8y ago
  That "stuff" is usually either people or things with people in them. Please don't trivialize that.

blunte 8y ago

From my experience with pilots (family, NATO training base nearby), just the opportunity to flight high performance aircraft is a thrill. The name of the piece of land below you isn't as important as what aircraft you're in and what you're allowed to do with it.

matt4077 8y ago
And the spouses, naturally, are supposed to get along with the program.
- mmsimanga 8y ago
  I am guessing when you say "I do" you must have a pretty good idea of the person you are marrying.
  - Moru 8y ago
    Weren't we talking about people in their twenties? Do you people often get married at that age? I thought it was more common to delay marriage and kids to later in the career nowadays?
    - souprock 8y ago
      That delay is common where many Hacker News people reside, in places ranging from San Francisco to northern Sweden. It is however unnatural, and people in more affordable locations are still starting families closer to the natural time. My wife and I had 5 or 6 kids in my twenties, and then about that many in our thirties, and then still more. This sort of family becomes impossible if you delay, and you might not realize you want it until well after you can't have it.
      - ben7799 8y ago
        Not that many people have 10+ kids, or something is just wrong with your post.
    - ben509 8y ago
      Women marrying into the military tend to be more conservative.
    - magduf 8y ago
      As the other poster said, women marring into the military tend to be more conservative, and they're generally looking for a financial set-up. They marry the military guy because he has a regular job that's hard to get fired from, usually paid housing, etc., and she won't have to work. Of course, a huge number of military marriages end in divorce, but then the wife gets a nice payout from that too.
    - alexhutcheson 8y ago
      People in the military tend to marry early, at least partially because there are a bunch of benefits that the military provides to spouses. If you get re-assigned to a base across the country, the military will pay to move your spouse, but not your girlfriend/boyfriend. If you need to be picked up from the base after work, that's a lot easier for a spouse to do (they have an ID) than a girlfriend/boyfriend. You also get a bigger housing stipend, they get medical benefits, etc. If you're in a long-term relationship anyway, there's a big financial benefit to making it "official".
      - dsfyu404ed 8y ago
        >they get medical benefits Hence the evolution of the species known as "Tricareatops".

sonnyblarney 8y ago

For many people, moving to NYC/LA is not the end-all. That said, I think times are changing. As we become more urban/suburban, the notion of living in the middle of the desert has less appeal, I should admit. But for many folk, it's not a problem, or, it should be an adventure in itself. As the commenter above states, it can get dry and boring, but I'd hope that the combination of maturity and 'sense of duty' help prevail over that. Maybe the entire US Army / Forces should re-oriented how they move people around. Maybe they should try to have multifaceted bases instead of having to move people around constantly. Maybe 1 year long deployments can be broken up with bits of vacation and rest (that might have operational benefits as well). Maybe they should beef up their bases near urban areas. Toronto had a massive airport sized base, they closed it and it's now civilian. They should have kept it, it was big enough for a lot of kinds of training, and it could have allowed way more forces people to be in Toronto, the big city of Canada.

imtringued 8y ago

The type of person that joins the military doesn't mind deployments. In fact the entire point of becoming a pilot is to fly those damn planes and shoot stuff.

lghh 8y ago
That "stuff" is usually either people or things with people in them. Please don't trivialize that.