Honestly? Same.
I’m currently getting my Masters degree in Public Admin so I can go to law school after I retire from the military. I wanted to specifically move to a red state because I know no matter what happens in November, red state legislature will always affect the disenfranchised population moreso than in blue states.
However, now that the military has left me in Texas for this long (10+ years by the time I retire), I’m fucking tired.
So, the tentative plan now (I still have 4 years) has switched from moving to Florida post-military, to instead moving to Minnesota, and then taking the bar in Wisconsin to practice (and yes, eventually other red states that I have experience in…like Texas 🤮). I think itll be better for my mental health which will help me top of my game for assigned clients.
Ugh, and to think, pre-2016 my plan was to retire and be a night shift manager at a Circle K.
Edit: Also fuck hot weather year round.
Actually thats HELLA good to know. I havent really settled on anything yet since I’m still active duty/getting through my masters degree, and I’ve got about 4 years to retirement, but that is going to be a huge influence.
My buddy actually moved out to St Paul, and he says he’s about 40 mins from Wisconsin’s border. He’s the one who gave me the idea because he’s been begging my husband and I to move out there, as he’s very Lefty and loves it, and he thinks we would too. I don’t disagree with him, I was just in tunnel vision with my literal personal crusade, until he mentioned how close he was to the Wisconsin border. I was like “Oh I could definitely be a Public Defender there then!”
Thank you so much for the information!