Oh, yes, and for those of you who were waiting to hear, I got the results back on Tuesday: No, I was not selected for the Seaman-To-Admiral program.

No, I have not yet decided if I will re-apply next year, for the very same reasons that I am quite certain I will not reenlist. If I were to reapply next year, I believe I would likely be selected if my age and my health do not negatively impact my chances too much. Not only would the criteria of my package be a lot stronger (ie, college classes including upper-level math and more leadership experiences, a much better PRT or two, an additional eval or two, etc) but the package itself would be developed with the experience of last year behind it so that it would come out better and hopefully not require all of the after-submission hoo-ha that my last one did.

However, I don't know that it would be worth it. I really want to be a civilian again. I think the military is wonderful for many, many people. I also think that I'm just not compatible with it. And I only ever joined to get some job and financial security in the first place and to build my resume, so I would feel no qualms about deciding not to stay in after this term. It's been more than enough already at less than one and a half years. That's over three and a half to go, and I'm sure my resume will be plenty boosted by then.

I may consider cross-rating, but I'm still not sure that would increase my likelihood of reenlisting or reapplying for officer.