I cant decide if I should re-enlist or get out of the army national guard?
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I cant decide if I should re-enlist or get out of the army national guard?
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I can not decide if I am just a whiner or perfectly normal? I have been in the guards for the past 9 years and I have been deployed to Iraq for 18 months so I am veteran and know a lot about the military. The military has been great for paying for my bachelor's degree but now that I am done with school. All the military is good for is the 200 dollars or so I make a drill and if I want that retirement I have to go through another 11 years to get it when I am 65!. I do not look forward to going to drill and I hate having to always plan around it because believe it or not one weekend a month comes up faster than you think and the two weeks in the summer always interferes with other plans. I do not enjoy having to say the yes sir no ma'am lingo. I feel like I do not fit the mold of a soldier even though I have been successful at it. I hate being micromanaged. I hate all of the yearly training required as a Soldier its not just the job you have to know but you also have to know how to utilize a gas mask, weapon, pmcs, etc. I get tired of all of the paperwork involved in the army counseling statements etc. I hate not knowing if someday I will get deployed again and have to go back overseas. I often wonder what life is like without being in the guard I do not know since I have been in since high school. I want to know if this type of stuff is in the civilian world or is it just the army? Would I be happier if I got out?
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Good to know about the retirement I was not aware of that. I am in the public affairs our unit has only 20 people in it with 4 officers and our work consists of interviewing and being around a ton of officers that is where all of the yes sir and ma'am comes into play.
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Ray
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The retirement is 60, not 65, and the are looking at ammending the requirements so that mobilized time is subtracted from the date you start drawing retirement. I.e. you would be eligible at 58 1/2 if that passes. You should do a 22-3 (retirement point summary, in case that number is wrong) and see how much it is actually worth.
You will get deployed again, just assume it. Where are you hanging out with all these officers that you have to go Sir/ma'am all the time? You're a soldier first, and whatever your MOS is second.
It sounds like you have a lot to complain about, so you should probably just get out and then see what you think later. |
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Joe G
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You might ask yourself a couple questions: (1) Can I get a good-paying job with my skills in the civilian sector presently?, and (2) Don't you think that cash might help out when you do get older? A little is better than nothing at all. |
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Barracuda
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I have a friend that's in the police now. He says he wishes he stayed in the Air Force, because it was so easy, he had retirement, and a regular, steady paycheck.
I would imagine he's getting paid more, but he makes it seem like he had such a great life. He virtually didn't pay for anything. That money he made was virtually expense-free. |
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Tiger
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i did 4 years in the marines on active duty with a combat field mos (job) deployed 2x's iraq and afghan, but to me i'm not goin back, and i enjoy my freedom a lot more, and of course i gotta work for a liveing now |
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Joe
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I'd stay in, but sounds like you're not happy. So, get out. |
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