I'm suprised someone with a signature quote like this would have to ask:
"Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you?ll regret the things you didn?t do more than the ones you did.-H Jackson Brown Jr "
I've just read a lot of post like this one; "Will I have to deploy?" , "What if I'm marrried?" etc. and I would think by now everyone has read enough here to realize that if you take the HPSP scholarship you are joining the military! Because the military often has to go far, far away to do their jobs, those in the military should expect long separations and hardships, then be pleasantly suprised if they don't occur. It's unrealistic expectations (granted from blatant misinformation or general lack of understanding) that breeds the discontent some military members develop. In other words, a person would be doing themselves and the rest of us a favor if they didn't take the scholarship if they really don't want to deploy, or do GMO (Navy anyway) or have less control over their specialty choice, or practice in low volume centers, etc.
Unfortunately the Coast Guard doesn't have HPSP. They have some nice duty stations near some great beaches.
In fairness to the OP, he has already signed on the dotted line and is just trying to get a feel for what lies ahead. The problem is any info or trend now is unlikely to be the same when he gets to the fleet, and generalities don't apply to specific cases, another phenomenon that breeds discontent.
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Spang
