Totally just quit my job, breh.
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The military is booting people out at 15 years... not even that job is guaranteed. I know losers who get kept and good people who get kicked out. The military doesn't want to add anymore retirements than it has to for enlisted people, officers continue to get kicked out with benefits/pay.
Been out just over a year and living off the GI Bill and unemployment for now.
Another year of unemployment before I need to switch it up.
Been out just over a year and living off the GI Bill and unemployment for now.
Another year of unemployment before I need to switch it up.
this shit right here!
they keep laying people off and for a while I was hoping I wasn't gonna be one of them.....I actually was laid off then I was rehired about a month later.....I was about to be laid off again but my job was "saved" due to someone else volunteering to be laid off....I was given a raise last year, but that shit wasn't nearly enough for what I've been having to do.....shit is bullshit....
they keep laying people off and for a while I was hoping I wasn't gonna be one of them.....I actually was laid off then I was rehired about a month later.....I was about to be laid off again but my job was "saved" due to someone else volunteering to be laid off....I was given a raise last year, but that shit wasn't nearly enough for what I've been having to do.....shit is bullshit....
If you are in the military with 4+ years in and are an e-4 or above I would ride it out as long as you can. The benefits and pay if you are getting off base housing and comrats is gonna be a hell of alot more than what most civilian jobs are going to pay you starting off unless you have a sweet hookup with someone on the outside. I'm guessing someone in San Diego without dependents living off base will be taking home somewhere around 2000 dollars a check, good luck finding a civilian job that will match that pay. To this day I still saw more money living off base as an E-5 in new orleans and i got out in 2005. I do alright now but if I stayed in I'd probably be an E-7 by now living in Japan getting caked.
Most of the people I know who got out aren't really doing shit. The handful who are doing better than they did when they were in had top secret clearances and got good jobs for the government. I had a false perception of the civilian sector when I got out thinking because I was a vet I'd get the world handed to me on a silver platter. It didn't work out as well as I planned and honestly think I would have been better off if I stayed in. I learned that civilian jobs have pretty much the same level of control over ones life as the military did, only thing different is you are basically stuck with the same people forever when in the service you get to transfer every 2-3 years.
Basically if you have a job in high demand on the outside like IT or aviation electronics or have a secret or above clearance I'd weigh my options. If you have a job that can be taught to anyone in 1-3 months or isn't in high demand I would wait it out in the service getting as much education as you can handle on your free time. A day doesn't go by where I don't think I had it better and would have had it better if I stayed in the military.
Most of the people I know who got out aren't really doing shit. The handful who are doing better than they did when they were in had top secret clearances and got good jobs for the government. I had a false perception of the civilian sector when I got out thinking because I was a vet I'd get the world handed to me on a silver platter. It didn't work out as well as I planned and honestly think I would have been better off if I stayed in. I learned that civilian jobs have pretty much the same level of control over ones life as the military did, only thing different is you are basically stuck with the same people forever when in the service you get to transfer every 2-3 years.
Basically if you have a job in high demand on the outside like IT or aviation electronics or have a secret or above clearance I'd weigh my options. If you have a job that can be taught to anyone in 1-3 months or isn't in high demand I would wait it out in the service getting as much education as you can handle on your free time. A day doesn't go by where I don't think I had it better and would have had it better if I stayed in the military.
Man, you ain't lying. There is alot of things back then that I would do different. I should have chosen a much better MOS than what I came out with. Should have taken more classes while I was in, also. Pretty much, I should have just listened to the recruiter lol. It sucks, I mean my job is chill and stable but I havent gotten a raise for the 3 years I been here lol, it is not like what I was used to in the military with a yearly raise you get. Can't do shit about it now, just gotta ride out school and hope for the best when I graduate.
