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I expect the severity of my consideration for career change is my coal mine canary.

I work part time, and do school at 3/4 time but due to the current lack of jobs and bleak outlook I am seriously considering going back into the Army to have a secure job. I am a veteran and HATE the thought of rejoining, but with my accumulating pile of debt I don't see to many other options. I am not alone in this, in fact my brother is thinking about doing the same thing but interestingly enough there are so many people trying to get into the army right now that it is a 5-6 month wait before being able to ship off, and this is in a time when we are FIGHTING 3 WARS!!! (Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan)

Also Porltand State University is saying that they may not be able to provide the same amount of loans at the college this next year, so retraining doesn't seem to be a viable option either!

thanks-

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