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525,
I joined up when i was 26, spent 4-ish years in hawaii, got out after finishing off five years total. I did not have any kids at the time.
I agree with mikey, an A school is the way to go. Having said that, you might consider the USAF. (I feel like such a traitor for even saying that!)
Here is why: You have 2 kids. In order to be fully deployable, you will need to get married, or get stationed somewhere near your newly aquired X, or someone else who can watch your children for 6 months at a time.
The Airforce believes in an 8 hour work day, as opposed to the navy. (I cannot count the times i worked 12+ hours, slept 6 and had duty the next day! And that is not counting the at sea work schedule. They have your ass, and WILL work you like a slave.)
Also, going to sea means being seperated from the kids for several weeks at a time, all the time. (Off and on.) No seperation in the USAF.
On the plus side, The navy has the Navy College fund, as well as the GI Bill when you get out. (I am currently getting a double bachelors on that very thing. It is a payout of about $52,000 total, for something that cost me about $1,800.) I do not know if the other services offer a suplement the GI Bill, but i would def. check into the other services. (Feel free to e-mail me as well.)
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