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Frazod · 03-05-2010, 06:12 PM

Congratulations. I remember the joy of the day I got out.

I don't know if you're retiring or getting out after one hitch. If you're retiring, that's great, and disregard everything else I'm about to write.

I know there's a big difference between the Army of today and the Navy of 20 years ago, and there's no real comparison between the suck of being stuck on a carrier out at sea for months on end and the suck of being stuck in Afghanistan for months on end. However.... I enlisted on April 3, 1984 and got out April 2, 1990. On April 2, 2004, I will tell you that I spent a good part of the day thinking about how cool it would be to have a pension and free health care benefits for the rest of my life.

I'm not telling you I think you should stay in - I'm not even recommending it. But this is something you'll think about when you get older. It's rough out there.

03-05-2010, 06:12 PM	#24
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-856615	Congratulations. I remember the joy of the day I got out. I don't know if you're retiring or getting out after one hitch. If you're retiring, that's great, and disregard everything else I'm about to write. I know there's a big difference between the Army of today and the Navy of 20 years ago, and there's no real comparison between the suck of being stuck on a carrier out at sea for months on end and the suck of being stuck in Afghanistan for months on end. However.... I enlisted on April 3, 1984 and got out April 2, 1990. On April 2, 2004, I will tell you that I spent a good part of the day thinking about how cool it would be to have a pension and free health care benefits for the rest of my life. I'm not telling you I think you should stay in - I'm not even recommending it. But this is something you'll think about when you get older. It's rough out there.
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