Okay, I can understand your position. Must be some job to take 9 to 12 months of daily training!!! Most jobs I have worked, a temp could come in a work, but then the training/education all happens before I am hired. People who work for me in the jobs for which I hire are up and running in one month max. Believe it or not there are people out there who do want temporary jobs and would glad to work full time for someone who is gone temporarily. They do not want long term full time jobs.
Must be some job to take 9 to 12 months of daily training!!! Yes, it's a very specialized retail niche that takes an inordinate amount of time to bring a newbie up to speed on.
If I told you what the job was, you'd instantly say, "Oh, NOW I understand." ;-)
I'm glad it's not an issue. There's no one who feels more heartfelt support for the military and it would be tough to pull off and heartbreaking if I couldn't.
MM