The only ones that come in to the officer corps with four year degrees and no ROTC are nurses, and on occasion an MSC officer... but now that I think about it those are often recruited from within the ranks if they've a logistics background. MDs come in directly as a Captain, pinning O4 rather quickly. On top of their basic pay they receive an annual bonus for their skill sets. I think Neuro Surgeons and Radiologists get the largest stipend.

I had the opportunity to visit and tour with HEB distributions up off of 35 a few weeks ago. Very large organization and they've a family atmosphere that I could cotton to pretty easily. In fact they've a one man team lead for emergency response that I definitely would like to work with in the future. Speaking of which, I owe that dude an email.

I hear that Target is also a good place to work. And like what Bill mentioned, BAs are kind of the run of the mill degree. You could raise the bar and get a MBA, but in the end I don't think you'd want a graduate degree in business without a substantial amount of experience behind you. I personally have the business degrees as well. My decision to get that was predicated by two reasons. One, you can carry a BA/MBA just about anywhere. So it's a bit more flexible. The second one was that if I really wanted a degree in the field that I truly wish I was in, I'd have to go to school during the day as they don't offer many of the cool classes at night or on the weekend. I went after the MBA, because even though I've very little experience in business, I have been around the block a few times in leadership/managerial/supervisory roles over the years.

And then we get down to the roots of the problem... I could either stay here in uniform (or you at that job you're in), or I can retire here in a year and forage out there for a job (same goes for you) and see what kind of work I can find. I'm a BMET by trade, so I will probably try to find a managerial position for a clinical engineer at a hospital.

You kind of have to see what you do well, and exploit that. I'm fixing to retire and have no clue as to what I will be doing. I certainly don't think I'd willingly go into sales, but as Bill pointed out, it can be highly profitable... and I'm thinking medical equipment sales. Something I know well. Before I started in the military I sold vacuum cleaners. Bill can have his "hunt", I hated it. Three vacuums I sold in three months. Three! I made $40 in three months! Of course many folks simply didn't open their doors after peeping the tall bean pole outside. Not in El Paso anyway.

Ben, oh yes I did.