That is a tough one! I'm thankful that we never had to make the choice - DH was sent to hot spots and we weren't allowed to go, so we always stayed on whatever base he was stationed at. But then, with the Marines it was never for longer than 9 months at a time either -no 1-year or 2-year stints (although sometimes he wouldn't be stateside long between stints). For me it was just the way military life was - having him gone a lot and being used to it. Having lived that way I would stay put with my kids and not uproot them, BUT then again, yours is young still and it might be interesting to live over there. We only lived overseas as a family when DS was a baby/toddler - once he started school we were back at Pendleton, and then the Gulf War started and DH was gone a lot.
I will send positive thoughts your way for lots of wisdom in making your decision.
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