07-17-2016, 07:39 PM
Life Long Learning Wrote:I have meet hundreds of Veterans who have told me they should have NOT left the military as the grass looked greener elsewhere. Now that they are middle aged they have little to show.banghead
I have never meet a retiree who regrets it!
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I have met several veterans who came to regret it, especially ones in who got sick or where in certain fields where the ROI of the pension to the earning potential are not as great as it seems. I did 10 years and was warned by all my superiors on how "stupid" I would be if I left the service. I didn't regret it one bit. I'm already out earning my military pay (even against the tax advantage), have a 401k match, and also have a pension. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret my service, best decision I ever made, I just don't regret giving 20 years.
The military has a huge "golden handcuff" problem where people are so afraid to lose their pension that they are willing to suffer the great hardships that civilians rarely understand. Unless you are a commissioned officer, the pension is just not as lucrative as most people think, especially if you can gain most of it back in certain careers.
Rhetorically, put it this way, if someone asked you how much they would need to pay you lump sum present value for you to give up your constitutional rights, restrict your privileges, be put in situations where you may lose your life, lose years of quality time with your family and be told where you must live and for 20 years, what would you accept?
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PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
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