It reminded me of my son who graduated last year with a 3d engineer license. At the moment he's somewhere in Asia on an MSC ship and will be gone for Christmas. He has a year old daughter that he hasn't seen since July and misses watching her grow and learn.
Funny thing it that he has always wanted a house by the sea with a white picket fence. To come home each evening from work and be with family living a normal life.
So,, why did he pick a job that takes him far from home for such a long time?
Some things don't make any sense. I guess I'll never know.