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dear internet,

this time i mean it, i have a real choice to make in two to three weeks that will affect me more than dryer lint or anything on cnn...

long story short: i have an injury that sucks. but they dont know exactly what is wrong, only that something is. all the symptoms show up on mri/bone scans, but not the cause. the problem is that i am in the army, and so in order to get out of the army they have to have the cause in front of them (they are very simple people) to kick me out. this has become a hassle because the cause appears to be quite a national secret.

i CAN do my job, which i love especially deployed, in at least a limited capacity. i intend to do my job on the outside if i can get out.

i DO NOT like who i do my job for (big green machine), nor do i have as many choices with my own life while i am still in (such as if i get put in a hazardous situation with my condition being as it is, i cant say "crap i need to go home" if i am in the army like i could if i were a civilian).

the doctor is not that confident i can get out unconditionally because they dont know what is exactly wrong and that does not usually bode well in this process... approximate probability of the success of the army cooperating with the choice is listed with the choice (some exaggeration as to what i would have to do, but basically these are my options), according to the doctor and my unit. but they are CHOICES of what i can put most of my efforts into pursuing...

the first two choices are linked as are the second two, and they are mutually exclusive as far as paperwork goes.

oh yeah, late information addition: i CAN do my job in the civilian sector, so getting out doesnt mean i lose all opportunity to do the job i love...

so help me. choose my own adventure...