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>I can't defend it, I'm being selfish
I don't think it selfish, I don't think a single soul more or less there is gonna make much of a difference when compared to the 700-1000+ military installations the US has on foreign soil (depending on what the source is sweeping under the rug). I don't think ill of you for it in the slightest, and I'd rather see funds redirected to you than a missile.
That said, I have a warning to give completely unrelated to ethics or geopolitics: Remember that the only one having to live with regrets of not having tried something is you. Will you look back at the decision and regret never having given your other interests a fair chance because you thought you wouldn't have a shot anyway? I was monomaniacal in my career choices and dedicated over a decade to it. I don't regret it at all. However, in much the same way I am shooting for the stars presently, and allow myself to fail horribly, which is what it looks like at the moment. I do it because I would regret never having tried. That is my perspective, and it is something I suggest you mull over.