byMichael St. Killian logged into the computer at the shared desk for adjunct University of Maryland faculty in the Education Center office on Ramstein Air Base. Hmm. Only three students enrolled in his Palatinate History class. Hopefully it would fill, at least enough to be a go. PI jobs had been scarce. His part-time position with the University of Maryland didn’t buy much schnitzel, but it did keep him from paying German taxes under the Status of Forces Agreement, and it allowed him to exercise his benefits as an Air Force retiree.
A good life. How many people could retire with benefits from one career at thirty-nine, and be free to pursue a second one while enjoying retirement pay? Thank you, Uncle Sam.
“Michael,” Talia, the U of M secretary said from her desk across the room, “did y
