What do you wish you did before you left the military?
79322
I am still in but i wish to go back to Iraq and get back at those guys who killed my friends the first time i was there. Get a little revenge. I would like that alot. 2 wrongs dont make a right but it sure would sooth my soul...
706263
Start your GED now so you can be finished with it before you separate from the military.  While a professor, I am also a military wife and know that if you are stationed at a good sized military installation, there is probably an education office which can help you learn about the options that are available right there for you.  Go talk to them and they can help you get started on your high school equivalency while you are busy considering what to do afterwards.  You will probably want to consider community college (or a technical school) as a first step but there is no reason to rule out college as a step after that.
243904
1 example: your unit must get ready for a movement at 1000 hours. \nYou spend the week before having lay-out inspections, packing, un-packing and re-packing.\nThe day of the movement you have wake-up at 0400.\nchow and formations follow. \nby 0600 everybody has sufficiently "hurried up" and are now expecting to wait for the next 4 hours until time of release.\nSomewhere, somebody wearing officer rank has dropped the ball and you were'nt actually supposed to leave until the next day or even next week.\nor no-one can find the keys to the range or training area you were supposed to go to.\nor etc. etc.\nany thing that does not go exactly as planned or expected is fubar and when in the middle of a major screw up it is snafu.\nwhen faced with these situations just enjoy the down-time and remember BOHICA (bend over here it comes again)
1084514
I was in the Army National Guard 12 years ago and suffered a shotgun wound to my foot. I will be leaving in 2 weeks to go back to Basic Training for Active Duty in the Regular Army as a Cavalry Scout. I have had more civilian jobs than I can even count over the last 12 years. They never satisfied me or my bosses were such idiots that I couldn't stand it. It is the most awesome feeling in the world for me to realize what my purpose in life is. Most people never get that opportunity in life. I am proud to be a soldier in the U.S. Army, and I would sign up for the rest of my life if I could. I am not looking forward to the day when I will have to be discharged. I pray for the chance to get to go to Iraq or Afghanistan or Iran. I can think of nothing more honorable than to participate in your country's history and the history of other countries for the cause of peace and the destruction of pure evil on this planet.
577348
Well, when my hubby was in Iraq, I spent alot of time with family and friends. I made it a rule to get up, get dressed and out of the house before noon. Made me feel better too.\n\nJust keep yourself busy. If you don't have a job, get one.
845883
I left home when I joined the Navy, haven't been back.  \n\nI am sure my parents are as happy I left as I am.
360302
check out the details of what you want to do and don't get into nothing that you aren't comfortable with the getting out process.\n\nthat seems to be what's missing!
382911
join the army. they will tell you what to do.
735655
Yes.  I was deployed to Iraq for 12 months.  I got home back in Jan. of this year.  Being that I was the one who was there; I don't really notice any changes in myself.  But other people have told me that I'm a lot more laid back than I used to be.  Before I went over seas I used to get pissed over anything and everything, and now apparently; I don't sweat the small shit.\nYes, I would absolutely do it again.  Being over there was a wonderful experience.  Don't get me wrong; I had my fair share of "bad days", but looking back I wouldn't change any of the choices that I've made.  And that includes enlisting.
195538
Additionally..access to base facilities like the gym, access to Child care(either an in home provider or the base day care centers), docounted tickets at ITT/MWR for places liek Disney and Sea World.\n\nAccompanied orders will be funded, including moving all of your household goods.  \n\nAccess to Hotels and resorts across the globe at significantly reduced rates.  Shades of Green at WDW in Orlando, The New Sanno in Tokyo, the Hale Koa in Honolulu to name but a few.  \n\nThere are also seminars and workshops offered through the Fleet and Family Support Center for things like help with resumes, job placement, even crafts and socializing.  I HIGHLY recommend that you take the Spouse 101 Class as soon as you can.  It's a great intro to Navy Life and can help explain the weirdness that is the military lifestyle.
431556
I would go and buy a nuke off the black market and\n use it. My husband, and many other members of my family are in the military.
1035350
Do you want it before or after you move in?
208456
At least six months before I left the military, and before graduating college, I started hitting the job search pretty hard.  If you want to have a job lined up very shortly after discharge, you need to be aggressive.
46716
That is certainly a decision that you and your family need to do some serious thinking about.  My husband, and I were also in the military, so I know how hard it can be when you are deployed.\n\nDo you know what you will do when you get out?\nWill you have to serve another tour over in Iraq?  How long will it be?\nWould you like to make a career out of the military?\nThere is a lot more information that I would need to know, and how you feel about them, before I feel like I could give any amount of decent advice on it.\n\nThank you for your service to our country!
761001
I enjoyed my time as a Marine, I miss it and would love to go back but I have a family and cannot leave them for extended periods. If you join the US military you will be gone for extended periods and you will go to war. Since you do not have a spouse the development of your children could be compromised. I would tell you to stay home and raise your kids.
1123745
I would tell our troops thank you for doing a job that so many people are a fraid to do!\nI would tell them that they are brave for fighting a war that so many people believe is an unjust war!\n I would thank their families for being unselfish and  allowing there family member to fight for the rights of their country!\n I would tell their children to be brave and do not be mad at the parent for having to leave! \nI would thell the spouse to love and support them even though they are not home to help with the problems and continue to love and support them when they come home and they are not the same person who left!\nI would tell them that it is ok to be scared!\nAND;;;\nFinally I would tell them to BE SAFE and come home to their families!\n\nThe soldiers are doing more than any person can ever be asked to do----Defending there country! I am so proud to be an American!
767107
Pack your bags and leave. Simple. If you've got to hike it, do so. Preferably when its not raining or too cold. If you've got the will there's a way. If you're trying to leave legitimately, such as the US consulate route, just remember that paperwork and especially the US goverment work at a sloth's pace, so, you may have to sit tight for awhile. good luck.\n\nCurrent sailor, USN\n"Why be with your family and loved ones when you can join the United States military and play in the ocean?" - anonymous