Ah, nothing like a bit of knuck-baiting, I always say!
phs, you're painting a bit of a rosy picture; most people seem to get sucked into the ground job vortex before too long. In your line of work, you are a valuable commodity and therefore a little bit bullet proof, but the ground jobs are certainly an occupational hazard that must be accepted.
I never had one in 20 years, but I had to duck and weave very smartly to do it, and that would certainly not be the norm.
Anyway, back to the point - military flying is excellent work, in the main. The rewards are great, but you have to be prepared to put in.
Also there are many frustrating factors that may eventually grind you down, but to my mind the pros far outweigh the cons.