Quote: it all depends on where he's stationed and he couldn't give me any answers until then.
truely be the best answer anyone can give? Missing the point here, unless does he have some other options he's wanting to keep open that haven't been considered? From the book, it sounds like the cheeseless tunnels in both cases. Maybe the questions need to be asked differently or with different emphasis. From my experience, can say that not wanting to hear a possible answer stopped me from asking a few things and it didn't help my cause. Wish you both well in your endeavors.
Still, seems like a straightforward simple question that a person should be able to answer. Maybe try to get other information first that can lead to the answer like "what does it depend on?" or "If you get stationed at installation X, would it be a yes or no to join you?" etc. RonJon