Update

After looking over our options last night we have changed the order in which we will list them. First will be the two jobs in Kings Bay even though they aren't in Jarrod's real job description. We're choosing it for proximity even though Jarrod will occasionally go under way.

Our next 12 picks will be Lake Charles, LA--this is where we both believe that we will be ending up. It's a little bit smaller than Macon but larger than Warner Robins and it's on I-10 almost in Texas. It seems to be an alright place and the houses are priced right. Also, there are plenty of schools there in Calcasieu Parish that maybe I'll be able to find a job for next year.

After Lake Charles, we are putting down Memphis. We took Memphis from the top of the list when we read all this from wikipedia:

"Although in 2004 violent crime in Memphis reached a record low for over a decade, that trend has changed. In 2005, Memphis was ranked the 4th most dangerous city with a population of 500,000 or higher in the U.S. Crime in Memphis increased in 2005, and has seen a dramatic rise in the first half of 2006. Nationally, cities follow similar trends, and crime numbers tend to be cyclical. Local experts and criminologists cite gang recruitment as one possible cause of the rise in crime in Memphis and to a reduction of 66% of federal funding to the Memphis Police Department.

In the first half of 2006, robbery of businesses increased 52.5%, robbery of individuals increased 28.5%, and homicide increased 18% over the same period of 2005. The Memphis Police Department has responded with the initiation of Operation Blue C.R.U.S.H. (Crime Reduction Using Statistical History), which targets crime hotspots and repeat offenders. Memphis ended 2005 with 154 murders, and 2006 ended with 160 murders. 2007 saw 164 murders and 2008 had 168. In 2006, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked second most dangerous in the nation, it also ranked first most dangerous in 2002 and second most dangerous the year before in 2001. Recently, Memphis ranked second most dangerous among cities over 500,000 in 2007, as well as the second most dangerous metropolitan area once again. In 2006, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked number one in violent crimes for major cities around the U.S according to the FBI's annual crime rankings, where it had ranked 2nd in 2005."

Doesn't sound like a place that we want to be raising small children regardless of our closeness to the king and the blues. Sounds pretty dangerous to me.

Our final picks will still be the five in Port Arthur, TX which can only be about 100 miles from Lake Charles.