I got the offer by e-mail this morning. I need to now ask them to provide me with the PHS grade determination, for the final piece of information I need to make the decision.
As far as my house goes, my current boss, who used to be with the USPHS in Bremerton, has offered to let me live in his house that he still owns there for free (actually across the water in Port Orchard - apparently Bremerton itself is a shit hole), in exchange for me letting him live in my house here for free. Each of us would be responsible for maintenance. Sounds kind of weird but promising.
The two or four year limit is actually somewhat appealing - it's an excuse to keep looking for a Denver job, or back to islands, if I am able.
But that brings up my biggest fear, which RG picked up on, that I would regret giving up on what I have. And then it might not be possible to move back to the islands. These USPHS jobs technically don't even exist out here any more, it's just me and the Captain still holding out on our old MOUs, which have expired. Supposedly new MOUs are in the works, which would open things back up, but there is a real possibility that my exit could jeopardize that, because, if there's only one guy left out here, and he is planning to retire soon anyway, what's the rush? And when bureaucrats take up that attitude, things tend to get dropped altogether.
Well, I have to make my decision now!
As far as my house goes, my current boss, who used to be with the USPHS in Bremerton, has offered to let me live in his house that he still owns there for free (actually across the water in Port Orchard - apparently Bremerton itself is a shit hole), in exchange for me letting him live in my house here for free. Each of us would be responsible for maintenance. Sounds kind of weird but promising.
The two or four year limit is actually somewhat appealing - it's an excuse to keep looking for a Denver job, or back to islands, if I am able.
But that brings up my biggest fear, which RG picked up on, that I would regret giving up on what I have. And then it might not be possible to move back to the islands. These USPHS jobs technically don't even exist out here any more, it's just me and the Captain still holding out on our old MOUs, which have expired. Supposedly new MOUs are in the works, which would open things back up, but there is a real possibility that my exit could jeopardize that, because, if there's only one guy left out here, and he is planning to retire soon anyway, what's the rush? And when bureaucrats take up that attitude, things tend to get dropped altogether.
Well, I have to make my decision now!