Developmental Engineer or Chaplain?

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I wanted to get a random general opinion of people on here. I am 23, I have a BS in Electronics, and however, the course of the past year, a lot of events have been happening to bring me closer to God and my relationship strong with God. I always wanted to be an engineer until I was baptized then I decided that whatever I do in life, I want it to have spiritual meaning, and I want my works to reflect that of my savior. I am not in good physical shape yet, but I will be by May, God willing. That's the only qualification I have yet keeping me from signing up for OTS through the Air Force to be a developmental Engineer. However, the past few weeks, the idea of being a Chaplain has been weighing on me pretty heavily. Either way it’s a win win situation, but I to live my life the most I can, and have already made to many mistakes that I can make up for. Here's how I can weight the choices, but they break even as of right now. In the end I will leave it up God (chance for non-believers) and whatever events happen, I will follow with a trusting heart.Developmental Engineer:Pros+Already Qualified as far as education requirements.+Personal ambition for years.+Help to improve the technology that saves lives+Higher paying jobs afterwards+Less chance of deployment overseas.+Always enjoyed working with technology.Cons-Not working for God, but for my own ambitions, and goals-Not the most challenging thing I can do-Age 29 CapChaplainPros:+Would make perfect sense in reference to all that has happened in my life+Serving my lord with every act and every day.+Saving the souls and lives of those who save us.+Most Challenging job I could ever have+Age 42 CapCons:-Not fully qualified yet (Need to go to Grad school)-Most difficult job I could ever have-More chance of being deployedNow I mean no offense to anyone here. There all great jobs in the military, I am just interested in this one. Thanks for the feedback...Personally, I am don't feel as I am worthy enough for either of these positions, because they are both very important, and extremely useful positions. But I can promise, and swear that I will do whatever it takes to do what i need to in order to qualify for these positions.
 
You're better off as an engineer. Trust me, my nephew spent 12 years active duty and had little use for chaplains throwing their officer status weight around on the grunts. He was deployed three times to combat.My father became an applied physicist after serving as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater. Engineers do far more for our society. If you have the B.S. in EE, you have already demonstrated you can take on more. My father began as a degreed aeronautical engineer via the G.I. Bill and kept going as he raised a family. He spent close to 40 years with NASA and talk about serving humanity: so many things came from NASA research like heart pacemakers. His faith was strong but he was not an evangelist. You can set yourself up to do much good for humanity via the military. There are many research projects ongoing and you already know the role of side development if you've achieved a degree.Best to you.
 
Becoming a developmental engineer doesn't necessarily mean you are just working for your own ambitions, if God is leading you in that direction.
 
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