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I said I’d rather work at Walmart than reenlist. Here I am.

Literally anything else

I asked every person who told me they didn't want to reenlist what their plan was. Usually they had a solid plan. If they didn't have one, I'd meet with them to make one. Never tried selling to re-up because I also had no intention of making the military a career and thought it would be hypocritical (I was an officer so didn't have to re-anything...just do my ADSC).

Love the sketchs but i do not need an other streaming service.

You can't. But you will.😊

Maybe start a family?
Leave knowing you did your part?
We need more vigilantes.
And less cops that break the law.
Maybe join the veterans against fascism?
There are so many other things you could use your military skills for.

Went to UNC Chapel Hill. Ton of ROTC and GI Bill guys there. Always the hardest working people in the class. I loved having them in my group for projects.

My sister in law has been in the army since she was 18. She is over 30 now and is in the space force. She has a bachelors degree and many certifications. I guarantee you she would make more money in the civilian world than she would in the military.

Im going to smoke weed, get a kushy GS-12 job with 100% disability pay, and laugh at you 20 year retirees.

Hahaha make more money

It was never a consideration for me. lol
The battalion commander invited a few of us in to “hang” with him one night. No reason for a specialist to be chilling with a Lieutenant Colonel. We all knew what was coming.

Damn bruh, sounds like military folks definitely got a skill issue when they return 😂🤣🤣😂🫵🏾💯 fucking wack LMAOOOOOO

"This place has taken up so much of my life I'm not even my own person anymore which is exactly why I need to leave to figure that out"

Me to myself when im thinking of hittin up the plug:

Facts

What am I gonna do if I don’t ? Idk probably smoke a shit ton of weed

The answer is always SCHOOL. Even if you have zero plan on getting out enroll in a community college and something close to home. You can take bs courses for a semester or two until you figure out what you want to do.

I’m so glad I got out.

"Literally anything else"

Hm

Do what I did become a plumber

And I feel like its the hardest workers who deal with this too. The people who are the most busy with work have a lot less time to work on personal stuff (like college) than people who for example skate out of deployments

Thankfully a lot of the nepo officers from the last administration are being forced out. Tons of politicians entered the military under the regime between 2008 and 2024. It finally seems to be changing

Life is about progress and have a plan. Anything you do better be something that keeps you from the pit of despair. Plumbers, HVAC and Electricians making 100k plus after two years of school and two years on the job. Today's kids don't want to work and still live at home. Trades professionals make great money benifts and can even set their own hours. I thank every one of you who serves our country.

And this is exactly why I spent 36yrs and retired this year from the Army

Lmao

Man this is accurate😊

One week after I reenlisted, I hated myself for doing it. 4 years later with no skills or prospects if future employment, I GTFO!

Fuck serving , so many Latinos give their life’s up to serve . Donald trump is a slap in the face to my people , FDT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anything. The answer is anything else

Funnily enough even though I was getting chaptered for Height and Wieght. Retention still tried to give me the whole speel. Several NCOs tried to scare me about the "outside" world. I came from the streets as a Urchin. I wasn't in the system until i was a teen and later got adopted. I'm not afraid of living under the bridge and the last of my pride died with my motivation and faith in the capabilities of the army. So there would be no problem in mind, body or soul starting from the bottom.

I work two jobs, make more than my first Sergeant and I work less hours than i did when i was in.

Unless you have a solid job or plan after the military. Just stay in. Biggest regret of my life was getting out. Still work shitty hours for shitty pay for shitty bosses. At least you can get out at 15 or 20 and be retired. I have to work until I die now.

Anything

I wish i had. They even offered a 30k retention bonus. Man i screwed up.

Make a lot of motherfucking money!

I would if I were you. Civilian life sucks and the economy is worse on the outside than you think. Stay in as long as you can .

Have a life and now be under another's control 24/7. I would live ina dumpster first.

I was a retention nco,it was a joke

Lmao. I regret it. But don’t.

Maybe i would've stayed if I didn't get selected for the worst orders ever and if you offered me more than 3 grand lmao

Re-up. Always. Unless you have a solid plan for your future, re-up. Life will be darkness, living inside some crappy little house working pointless jobs with unmotivated civilians if you leave the military without a plan for your life. One-and-done soldiers turn into losers.

There's always Walmart.

Bro spitting fax what you gon do if you don’t re up

After 11 years, my retention NCO, 1SG and SGM lost their minds when I didn’t re-up. The retention said I was out of my mind and was going to have nothing. My 1SG and SGM wanted me to stay but understood why I couldn’t stand the army anymore. I had no plan when I got out. No college or job opportunities lined up. Best decision of my life. I’ve been working with the Department of Energy now for the last four years and make more than any SGM will ever make. I’d still make more now than if I had stayed in got my retirement, 100 percent disability, and a regular job like
Most retirees do. If I had stayed in, I’d barely be reaching 18 years of service and working for scraps. Sometimes I want to flash a paycheck at the retention NCO and be like, “bitch you’ll never make this much!”
I say all this to let everyone know, a 20 plus year retention NCOs is trash and does not know what the outside is like. There are other paths than the military and department of defense contracts.

The sgt on duty asked me this a couple weeks before I was leaving and I was like “I’ll figure it out, work in a factory I’ve got something lined up” it’s 5 years later and I’m unemployed 😭 (haven’t been the whole time lmfaoo but damnit I wouldn’t be had I stayed)

Drink beer in my own time

Become a PE teacher

The Army was the worst decision I ever made. PTSD for your low oil prices....

Literally anything else 🤣

When married guys get paid as much as single guys, I'll reenlist. I don't know why they deserve double pay for being married.

Anything else is the correct answer

ill tell you what i WONT be doin if i dont hahahahah😮😂