Giving up Active Duty military to teach English in South America, should I do it?
06-13-2018, 08:54 PM
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So I am currently having an issue right now. I am currently active duty in the U.S Coast Guard. I am stationed on an afloat unit out of Detroit, MI but am due to transfer in June of 2019. My contract with the Coast Guard ends in January of 2020. Although my current job sucks (I am Independent Duty logistics working for a ship that could get underway at any time) I can transfer to a land unit when my tour date ends in June 2019, where it is much easier. I might even advance in rank by then to E6 (I would make close to $50,000 a year with benefits) and make more money. My job on land would be much easier, and I would have great medical benefits, easily pay off my student loans, and would be in a better position to buy a house if I stay in. If I leave to go teach abroad I could theoretically still pay off my loans but things would be more uncertain and I would be giving up the security of the Coast Guard to do something I always wanted to do. The Coast Guard has jobs overseas but they are extremely hard to get. I am also plan to get married in June of 2019, but me and my fiancee are running into issues (which is for another thread).
I turn 33 this year and always wanted to teach abroad before I got married and had kids, but poor timing and planning kept me from doing it. I wanted to do a program in Korea before I joined the Coast Guard in 2010, but was rejected by the agency and had a hard time getting into other programs because I didn't have the money for a TEFL certificate. I can now afford to take TEFL classes and my focus is in South America (Peru specifically) and not Asia. I also could learn Spanish as well while down there. I wanted to do a six month program from January 2020 to May 2020 or if not a summer program and then get my Masters in Supply Chain Management that fall. Your help is appreciated!
So I am currently having an issue right now. I am currently active duty in the U.S Coast Guard. I am stationed on an afloat unit out of Detroit, MI but am due to transfer in June of 2019. My contract with the Coast Guard ends in January of 2020. Although my current job sucks (I am Independent Duty logistics working for a ship that could get underway at any time) I can transfer to a land unit when my tour date ends in June 2019, where it is much easier. I might even advance in rank by then to E6 (I would make close to $50,000 a year with benefits) and make more money. My job on land would be much easier, and I would have great medical benefits, easily pay off my student loans, and would be in a better position to buy a house if I stay in. If I leave to go teach abroad I could theoretically still pay off my loans but things would be more uncertain and I would be giving up the security of the Coast Guard to do something I always wanted to do. The Coast Guard has jobs overseas but they are extremely hard to get. I am also plan to get married in June of 2019, but me and my fiancee are running into issues (which is for another thread).
I turn 33 this year and always wanted to teach abroad before I got married and had kids, but poor timing and planning kept me from doing it. I wanted to do a program in Korea before I joined the Coast Guard in 2010, but was rejected by the agency and had a hard time getting into other programs because I didn't have the money for a TEFL certificate. I can now afford to take TEFL classes and my focus is in South America (Peru specifically) and not Asia. I also could learn Spanish as well while down there. I wanted to do a six month program from January 2020 to May 2020 or if not a summer program and then get my Masters in Supply Chain Management that fall. Your help is appreciated!