Lots of good advice here, I rarely chime in so as not to be redundant, but your story is so similar to my husband's I couldn't resist. He also was communications, and left active duty at age 30. This was in 2009, right in the middle of the recession, and he got an IT management position 5-6 weeks after beginning to look. Now, he did have his BA in Computer Science, but I've never heard of it making a difference of what it's in, as long as you just have a degree, if you have the experience/knowledge of how to do the job. I'm sure you got great experience, and that is all employers are going to want to know. Well, that and how you work with other people. Anyway, he did 3 years of reserves, so didn't want to go to school and do that at the same time. He just held onto his benefits and a year ago started a Master's in Health Administration (he works in a hospital). It's online, so he works full-time, and gets BAH as well. Pretty awesome. So I'd highly recommend using them, but there's no rush, wait till you know it's a program that you really want to do. I don't think you'll have any trouble finding a job with your work experience. It just comes down to what you and your wife think is best, school only, or work and school. We have two kiddos, so while not simple, it's definitely doable with a family.