Wow, what a story. My ex-husband went into the USAF on a 6 month delayed enlistment during which time we got married. He stayed in for 6 years. I really wish he would have made it a career because I got to see some cool places. I did not go to college and like you have been rejected from several jobs because of it. But now I'm retired and living with my husband in a smallish town called Spring Branch. We absolutely love it here though it is growing by leaps and bounds. I raised my daughter in Austin and it sickens me what the democrats have done to that town. My daughter and I can't stand going back for anything there except to see my niece who is a liberal and loves the place. We are staunch conservation and I like to call myself a "passive activist" as I am now retired and enjoy gardening and papercrafting, reading and baking cookies. I don't get into the whole UT/Aggie thing either but I certainly can't say the same for my husband and my daughter. I guess once you get into those traditions, they get in their blood. Thanks for sharing your story and God Bless you and yours.