Boy, serving on active duty then and being an Air Force wife for 20 years was rough: low pay, substandard housing, lot of travel to remote locations away from my daughter and I, but we loved it at the time and really didn't know how much civilian jobs paid, so we didn't know (a lot if the time) what we were missing. Military medicine does have it's disadvantages but I always know that we have it to fall back on. It definitely would be a source of comfort in a situation like yours. I hope it all works out for you!