The next shore tour (assuming I stick around after I hit 20 yrs) just got a year longer for my rate/paygrade. Now, that's not a bad thing if it's a great job, but the thought of being trapped for four years at ATG (the last command) again is enough to give me nightmares. Ick!

Now, if my name just shows up on the Senior Chief selection results...that would be cool. Then it would just be three years on shore, which is about all that I can handle at a time. And that thought leads to yet another question: How will I ever deal with being out of the Navy, and having the same job for the rest of my life? Aieeee!