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? for all the armed forces vets .

10 years in the sub service. Made Chief (E7) and was going the Warrant route until I found out Warrants were only on skimmers. I opted to get out. It wasnt an easy decision since I'm a Navy brat. My Dad put in 34 years mustang from E1 to retiring as O4. 2 younger brothers were Navy and got out after 4 years (Vietnam vets) I have a half brother that but 12 years into the Corp and got out. I was really glad about that. Since I'd rather have a sister in a whore house then a brother in the Marines... Funnnin you Jarheads....
 
69'-89..........20yrs and 8 days, couldn't find a way out of the 8 days. Watched the leadership experience pool continue to decline. Political dismantling of the active force. Survived enough combat and did not want to push the odds any more for political brushfires from leaders I could not support and had even less respect for. Watching young bucks get out being "unable to adapt" and recieve more monthly income from 3 months of screwing up duty than others got for 20 years and honorable retirement. The list goes on and on. You have to respect those that serve and even more respect for the families that support them. It just isn't the right life for everyone. Didn't mean to jump on a soapbox but I am sick of seeing our young men and women being used for cannon fodder to support some political agenda.
 
NGIB said:
Retired in 92. I survived the Jimmy Carter years which were awful, pay freezes, promotion freezes, no leadership, you name it. It took the military 10 years to even begin to fix the things that turd broke. Also survived being spit on in the San Francisco airport in the early 70s. I had a difficult time adjusting to the private sector as I found most co-workers to be complete slackers - no integrity or discipline at all. Took me a few years to adjust and get to where I didn't want to strangle 90% of the folks I worked with.

For you folks considering getting out - think hard. The huge amounts of money out in the private sector are much rarer than you think. I talk to folks all the time that would come back in immediately but they can't. Also, the medical care that retirement provides, while not free and not perfect, is better than many folks have that pay much more. Never regretted for even a second staying to retirement.

I'll say this again as it's so important - think hard on bailing as being unemployed or underemployed truly sucks...
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Agreed! Think hard before you get out. Though I have enjoyed most of my life as a civilian, I have always felt that I have missed my first, best destiny. I am a soldier in heart and mind and have never again felt real satisfaction in what I was doing since getting out.
 
I started as an Air Force civilian in 2003 and went to the Army in 2006 - felt like I came home when I started working for the military again. I had some great jobs in the private sector but none of them felt "right" to me. I still serve my country but now I make sure the soldiers have the money available to be trained and equipped properly (I'm an accountant).

Two of my 3 kids also served in the Army since 2001 - one is now an Army civilian accountant like me and my son is medically retired (back problem developed in Iraq) and going to college. My son would have stayed to 20 in a heartbeat...
 
I spent 4 years active duty Army in Germany to get money for school. I went from there to the National Guard for 10 years... 3 of those years were full time. I left because of family pressure to stay out of harms way, raise kids, etc... In hindsight, I should have finished at least a guard/reserve retirement.
 
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