You decide that you are going to join the air force and that you want to serve for four years and then go to college. First, you look up literature on the air force to find the information you need, and you contact your local enlistment office. You receive word that you have your choice of a few different programs. To aid in your decision of which program you should pursue, you list the pros and cons for each. Then, you sleep on it and decide the next morning. A year into your enlistment, you conclude that this was the best decision you could have made and that you cannot wait to see how this experience affects your life. This conclusion reflects what stage of decision making?

evaluation

making a final choice

structuring the decision

gathering information