Need Advice...Montgomery, AL

[fnkngrv]

See the thing is that if I start talking salary then I am sure everyone would say go for it. To me the salary is going to be sufficient however there is more to it to take into consideration. It is a 5 year contract and if I were to just up/leave during the contract it could very well blacklist me and with how small the field is that I work in something like that would cripple me career-wise. I guess can anyone compare it to central Texas when it comes to the heat/humidity? I was stationed for 4 yrs at Fort Hood so I could make a decent judgement call on that if someone could cross reference.

BTW, I do appreciate the useful info put forth thus far...6.5 hrs and counting to decide.

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by PK198105

will you like the job? is it something you see yourself doing for more than 5 years regardless of where it is?

It is a hell of an opportunity. I am not sure if I will like it or not. I am starting to get tired of being in the field that I am in however it pays really well and is challenging. It should be better than when I was in Afghanistan at least because I will be working directly with the Air Force instead of the Army. After 5 years if I stay on that long that will be the end of the road...I will need to look for something else. I am also entertaining another contract job which pays more and has a lot of travel involved. I like traveling and now that I am divorced it won't be as much of a PITA at least.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

See the thing is that if I start talking salary then I am sure everyone would say go for it. To me the salary is going to be sufficient however there is more to it to take into consideration. It is a 5 year contract and if I were to just up/leave during the contract it could very well blacklist me and with how small the field is that I work in something like that would cripple me career-wise. I guess can anyone compare it to central Texas when it comes to the heat/humidity? I was stationed for 4 yrs at Fort Hood so I could make a decent judgement call on that if someone could cross reference.

BTW, I do appreciate the useful info put forth thus far...6.5 hrs and counting to decide.

Sorry man, I know this is late but I am throwing in my anyway since I currently live in southcentral Texas (SA) and have been to Montgomery while I was in the USAF (for school).

Personally, I moved away from that area of the country (I am originally from NE Florida) to get away from the steaming humidity, relentless heat and bugs. Now I know that sounds funny as last year we had 59 days of triple digit temps here in SA but honestly the dryness made it much more tolerable for me.

Anyhow, while some people may like it, Montgomery wasn't fun for me. I won't go into the reasons I didn't like it as it will only insult those who do, but my short duration there was enough to convince me that it wasn't anyplace I'd want to return. Again, everyone's different and you could end up loving the place; but given a choice between it and southcentral Texas...well, I live in southcentral Texas so that should tell you something about which I'd chose!

(And I am retired, so it was my choice!)

By the way, there's lots of Air Force jobs in SA. Some Army ones as well. Have you looked here?

Good luck! M2

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by MadMax

By the way, there's lots of Air Force jobs in SA. Some Army ones as well. Have you looked here?

Good luck! M2

I appreciate your input. I will actually still be keeping the house rental going that I have here if I don't care for the area, etc. As for looking for employment elsewhere I really wasn't in the market. This opportunity just kind of fell into my lap so no I haven't looked elsewhere. I enjoyed Texas however I would have a really tough time living there again. The only thing about it that I really liked was 6th street and the warehouse district in Austin. I really don't like Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, or even San Antonio. I as well do not want to insult people so I will leave it at that. I have lived in many places and personally I would love to live overseas for a while as a civilian....maybe down the road I will. I have been mulling over where to move to get out of Maine for the last year, but couldn't figure out where I wanted to go. This opportunity will allow me to see another part of the country yet again so I am getting excited. So far the only place that I definitely would never live again is in the Memphis area. I could not find one single endearing quality. At least the Montgomery area will be within traveling distance to do a lot I think. If this job doesn't pan out then I will most likely go with the other other option which is the job that I would travel a lot. Hell, at least in the south I will be able to drive my car year round without having to park it for the winter!