Envious of my husband

[ohyouknow]

I'm just venting about something I'm a little sad about.
My husband and I are both active duty. He has done really well in his career, and was selected (automatically without applying) for a year-long master's degree program.  He just started the program and got his schedule, and it's, well.....easy. One class a day for 2 hours, then several months off to just work on his thesis.  I have always wanted to apply for a program like this (my career field is different in that we have to apply, there are no automatic selections), but I couldn't/wouldn't because if we both go to school it will certainly separate our family geographically afterwards. We've discussed it, I've talked to my career advisors/assignment folks at the Pentagon, and that is just a fact.
I'm having a hard time listening to him talk about his schedule. I'm happy for him that he gets a year "off" from the military, but I'm jealous.
There isn't a solution, I just need hair pats.

[meltoine]

::hugs::

I know how you feel. MH was at AFIT doing basically what your H is doing while we were engaged. I was busting my butt working retail full time because I couldn't get a job in my field. Not going to lie, I was a little resentful.

[ohyouknow]

Thank you Meltoine. :-)

[brandienee]

::All the Hair Pats::

Ugh. I'm sorry. I'm not AD, but I've definitely been resentful/jealous about H's job.

[ohyouknow]

Thank you guys. :-) You all make me smile.

Stan - I love the word "fancy." I'm picturing famous people bumping into each other while curtsying, lol. PS I spent over 10 years in the Guard before going active duty....it's a case of the grass is always greener I think. I'm super fed up with AD but trapped by the pension. I'm going to shoot you a message.

[audette]

Dang. I know I get a bit bitter when DH gets all these freaking four day weekends, and me, well, I work for a normal American employer, and I get a bare handful of three-day weekends a year.

I'd have a tough time handling it if I was busting my butt and he had that easy a ride doing school.

Is it possible that the intent of his program is really for him to be busting his ass thru the whole thing on the thesis, and taking the time off now is going to bite him in the ass? For those with time management issues, the layout of his program sounds potentially challenging...

[Dory1988]

The thought of writing a thesis makes me panic lol.

I get envious of my husband every time someone tells me I won't be deploying unless we get into another war. I joined too late. 2 years ago there were all kinds of IA billets for my NEC

[amaristella]

Hair pats, hugs and back rubs. I'm really sorry. That's definitely an unfair situation.

[amberlyrose]

I've been there, too. I was in an AFSC that had no upward mobility or even lateral. It sucked. I hated my shop, my boss was a douchecanoe, and I dreaded going to drill. DH's was always awesome or easy, so he never understood why I hated it so much.