Ozbig,
Yeah the renetion rates are there for a reason, don't get me wring I love my country, but I dont think I would want to become a careerist over it

. The simple fact of it is that I am young still and want to have a crack.
I think there is a used by date on all things in life. Being 23 and having the opportunity to move out in my mid thirties to a relatively stable airline job with my 2.3 kids and blue heeler or wife (which ever sticks around after the strategic BS repositions) does not sound at all bad to me!
Extracts better said by others that have been there and done that...
"enjoy the young & naive years while you're having fun and don't know any better, then exit before you wake up and lose your sanity!"
"Extract the maximum training, experience and enjoyment out of military aviation then POQ. Then you can make some serious money out of the airline business before you become too old."
For me... I am happy to say I am naive

, I just didn't know the reasons to this sudden *change* in policy of re-recruiting. And being overseas and out of the loop in not getting the answers to my questions from rucriting I thought I would ask you old know it alls....
Cheers again.