BenP
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I'm posting this thread because I want some advice for some touch choices I'm going to have to make.
First and foremost, I have already made the committed decision thatI am going to start my own business. I'm going to do this no matter what. My first endeavor is to publish e-books/programs/etc. on self-help and lifestyle choices - more specifically, the idea behind fulfillment. I've looked around and haven't noticed anyone writing a book specifically on this topic. If you have, please let me know. It won't stop me from continuing down that road but if I know about it then it can be another tool in my arsenal of knowledge on the subject.
With that being said, I am soon reaching the end of my 10 year enlistment, November 25th, 2014. I have a free ride to college utilizing my Montgomery G.I. Bill. This will also pay basic living expenses while I go to college once I am out. My question is this:
1.) Should I pursue a degree in entrepreneurship, and if so, which university do you recommend?
2.) My field I'm interested in has a lot to do with psychology, sociology, and ethology. Does anyone on the forum have any background in these fields relating to a university that you would recommend?
I know my goal. I'm just figuring out how to get there. I know that in part of my endeavors I am going to try to make as many relationships as possible to be able to help me out and increase my network. Every book that is recommended on the Fastlane Forum is in the mail on its way to me from Amazon or Booksamillion.
Getting out of the Navy is a touch decision for me. I have a young daughter who lives with her mother that is a recovering cancer patient of Neuroblastoma. The Navy's insurance, Tricare, has helped tremendously. If it weren't for them, I'd be millions of dollars in debt. However, I know that staying in the Navy is not helping my overall outcome in life. I'm not growing, I'm stagnating here. My peers act like mindless zombies who have given up on their dreams a long time ago. My time is completely out my hands. How much leverage in time do you have when you're on a submarine that is under the water for months on end with no direct contact with the world?
Absolutely zero. It is well past time to get out. Plus, I'm severly underpaid.
I'm on shore duty at the moment but will be going back to a submarine come September. I obligated 14 months service on another submarine when I re-enlisted for shore duty. Right now is when the pressure is on me to re-enlist again. I don't want to. I was originally slated to go to Hawaii for my next tour but turned that down. Hawaii is a lot warmer than Groton, Connecticut! But if I re-enlist, I'm obligated to sign on for 3 more years at the minimum. This would put me well into my mid-30's. That's a no go. I'm delaying gratification of going out there by sticking out these next 14 months and then fully pursuing my mission of the Fastlane life.
First and foremost, I have already made the committed decision thatI am going to start my own business. I'm going to do this no matter what. My first endeavor is to publish e-books/programs/etc. on self-help and lifestyle choices - more specifically, the idea behind fulfillment. I've looked around and haven't noticed anyone writing a book specifically on this topic. If you have, please let me know. It won't stop me from continuing down that road but if I know about it then it can be another tool in my arsenal of knowledge on the subject.
With that being said, I am soon reaching the end of my 10 year enlistment, November 25th, 2014. I have a free ride to college utilizing my Montgomery G.I. Bill. This will also pay basic living expenses while I go to college once I am out. My question is this:
1.) Should I pursue a degree in entrepreneurship, and if so, which university do you recommend?
2.) My field I'm interested in has a lot to do with psychology, sociology, and ethology. Does anyone on the forum have any background in these fields relating to a university that you would recommend?
I know my goal. I'm just figuring out how to get there. I know that in part of my endeavors I am going to try to make as many relationships as possible to be able to help me out and increase my network. Every book that is recommended on the Fastlane Forum is in the mail on its way to me from Amazon or Booksamillion.
Getting out of the Navy is a touch decision for me. I have a young daughter who lives with her mother that is a recovering cancer patient of Neuroblastoma. The Navy's insurance, Tricare, has helped tremendously. If it weren't for them, I'd be millions of dollars in debt. However, I know that staying in the Navy is not helping my overall outcome in life. I'm not growing, I'm stagnating here. My peers act like mindless zombies who have given up on their dreams a long time ago. My time is completely out my hands. How much leverage in time do you have when you're on a submarine that is under the water for months on end with no direct contact with the world?
Absolutely zero. It is well past time to get out. Plus, I'm severly underpaid.
I'm on shore duty at the moment but will be going back to a submarine come September. I obligated 14 months service on another submarine when I re-enlisted for shore duty. Right now is when the pressure is on me to re-enlist again. I don't want to. I was originally slated to go to Hawaii for my next tour but turned that down. Hawaii is a lot warmer than Groton, Connecticut! But if I re-enlist, I'm obligated to sign on for 3 more years at the minimum. This would put me well into my mid-30's. That's a no go. I'm delaying gratification of going out there by sticking out these next 14 months and then fully pursuing my mission of the Fastlane life.
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