Lateral - take infra now or hold out for buyout later?

UMM buyout ASO 2 / ASO 3 here who's deep in the lateral market / def not going to b-school. Good reviews, etc. but home firm has pretty strict MBA culture so I'll be getting pushed out end of this summer, firm really supportive of lateral process so far. Pretty dry market, but recently started to get looks from infra funds.
My druthers are to go to "regular" buyout PE but I can't say I have no interest in infra or that it doesn't seem like a growth-y area (and I heard comp is basically on par at junior levels?). My only question is, if I go far in this process and even end up taking an offer, am I a) foreclosed from taking a "normal" PE job forever bc I've shoehorned myself or b) would it still be possible to move back to "trad" PE (in idk industrials / energy / even services) whence I came?

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