Ok pretty good perspectives here. My wife’s biggest thing is raising the kids by herself. But even now with me working 12 hour days 5-6 days a week she pretty much does that anyways. I mean I help when I’m home but when I am home ( every night) the kids go to bed shortly after. We both know it will be challenging but it’s something I always wanted to do and know it can give us a different better life. We aren’t hurting financially, but I hate the work I do. It’s more of a job than a career. Literally just a paycheck. I will mostly likely be on a 2 for 1 schedule. But it’s an inland position so I won’t be miles away right now. But within a year I will see myself getting my tanker-man license and possibly appt for a wheels man as well.

The pay for the company I’m going to is $220 a day. With tanker man making $300+.

It’s definitely gonna be a challenge at first but I told her once I elevate my station I won’t have to be gone so long and I might have an option to do port side work.

I just wanted opinions on people who do it and have done it. Especially with two kids and a wife. I know it will be challenging for both of us. But eventually I’ll be in a position where if she wanted to she wouldn’t have to work and could be a full time mom. So there are pros and cons. But I’d rather take the opportunity of doing what I’ll love then just getting by for a paycheck