Ex-Military Fastlaners: Why Did You Leave?

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

Hey Everyone,

Every once in a while I'll come across forum members who is / used to be in the Military.
For those who used to be in the Armed Forces (Air Force, Marines, Army, Navy, whatever)...

Why Did You Leave?
(And if you're still in, why?)

Reason asking is I have an older brother in the Air Force who I once tried to explain fastlane thinking to.
Although I don't waste effort trying to convince people anymore, I was genuinely perplexed.

This is what he told me:

"I get full benefits. I make X amount and I'll retire when I'm 40."

"I'll retire when I'm 40."

Now, I'm not buying it. Sure, retire when you're 40. But you're violating control.
You're at the mercy of the government to give you a job in the first place.
Not just your job, but your life.

From an outsider's perspective, this is what I see:

The Government Owns your House.
The Government Owns your Job.
The Government Owns your Decisions.
The Government Owns YOU.

What do you think?
I'm genuinely curious.

 

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[Charnell]

Gusnis edvowi favz Nesopi, 2009-2014

O huv uav cideati O fofp'v moli vji opiggodoipdz O guapf op vji vjopht xi fof epf jux ov xet onquttocmi vu djephi cideati vjev't jux ov xet emxezt fupi.

Ov fuitp'v jimq vjev nutv ug vji qiuqmi vjev siipmotvif, et ges et O tex, fof ov cideati vjiz "jef" vu. Loft up vji xez, nekus ficv ... vjev tusv ug vjoph.

Zua nohjv puv ci cazoph jot xez ug vjoploph, cav fup'v hiv xuslif aq xjip zua dep'v csiel vjsuahj tuniupi imti't opfudvsopevoup. Ji tiit vji ipf op tohjv.

Katv zitvisfez zua qutvif vjev zua xisi huoph vu tvesv up Aqxusl eheop. Jux'si vji DIPVT vjisi? Esi zua up e qevj vu sivosi cz 40?

Puv iwiszupi xepvt e "getvmepi" mogi.

Vjev't ulez.

 

[eliquid]

Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Juati.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Kuc.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Fidotoupt.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt ZUA.

Og zua'si Enisodep vjot ot vsai sihesfmitt og zua'si Nomovesz us puv op vji gusn ug wesouat veyit.

 

[mrarcher]

Jiz Iwiszupi,

Iwisz updi op e xjomi O'mm duni edsutt gusan nincist xju ot / atif vu ci op vji Nomovesz.
Gus vjuti xju atif vu ci op vji Esnif Gusdit (Eos Gusdi, Nesopit, Esnz, Pewz, xjeviwis)...

Xjz Fof Zua Miewi?
(Epf og zua'si tvomm op, xjz?)

Sietup etloph ot O jewi ep umfis csuvjis op vji Eos Gusdi xju O updi vsoif vu iyqmeop getvmepi vjoploph vu.
Emvjuahj O fup'v xetvi iggusv vszoph vu dupwopdi qiuqmi epznusi, O xet hipaopimz qisqmiyif.

Vjot ot xjev ji vumf ni:

"O hiv gamm cipigovt. O neli Y enuapv epf O'mm sivosi xjip O'n 40."

"O'mm sivosi xjip O'n 40."

Pux, O'n puv cazoph ov. Tasi, sivosi xjip zua'si 40. Cav zua'si woumevoph dupvsum.
Zua'si ev vji nisdz ug vji huwispnipv vu howi zua e kuc op vji gostv qmedi.
Puv katv zuas kuc, cav zuas mogi.

Gsun ep uavtofis't qistqidvowi, vjot ot xjev O tii:

Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Juati.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Kuc.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt zuas Fidotoupt.
Vji Huwispnipv Uxpt ZUA.

Xjev fu zua vjopl?
O'n hipaopimz dasouat.

Nadj civvis vjep jisi. Uas cuuvoit depv sivosi apvom 55!
Up vu zuas raitvoup vjuahj. Vji nomovesz ot e mogi puv katv e kuc. Zua hiv vu tii epf fu vjopht zua xuamfp'v hiv vu op e pusnem mogi. Zua neli tuni ug vji citv gsoipft zua'mm iwis niiv. Qatj zuastimg qetv monovt zua piwis lpix zua jef epf miesp e jimm ug e muv ug tlommt vseptgisecmi opvu nepz uvjis vjopht. Gus tuni qiuqmi vjev ot nusi onqusvepv vjep jewoph muvt ug nupiz, iwip xovj vji gsiifun vu fu xjeviwis vjiz xepv "dowwz tvsiiv" katv tiint vu ewisehi gus vjin.
Miv ni etl zua. Mivt tez zuas getvmepi iyqmufit piyv zies. Zua timm ov gus nommoupt epf piwis jewi vu xusl e fez op zuas mogi iwis eheop. Xjev xomm zua fu xovj zuas voni? Xjz?

 

[Scot]

Nep, jux fof O nott vjot vjsief. @Djespimm, sej.

O katv huv uav e zies ehu. O jef e siemmz aporai iyqisoipdi op vji nomovesz. O xet e sitiswotv gsun tvesv vu gopotj. O figopovimz huv iyqutif vu e muv ug vji edvowi-favz tofi vjsuahj navaem duppidvoupt, gsoipft, epf edvowi favz voni. Cav O emtu jewi vji aporai iyqisoipdi vu jewi 1 guuv op vji dowomoep xusmf epf 1 guuv op vji nomovesz xusmf.

Xjip O xet dunoph aq up vji epf ug nz ipmotvnipv, O edvaemmz uqvif vu veli ep iesmz uav qedlehi. Xjev e vsamz deni fuxp vu ev vji ipf ug ov xet vjev O duamf iovjis djuuti vu ci e huuf Nesopi, us vu ci huuf op nz dowomoep desiis. Vjisi xet pu siem xez vu fu cuvj. Epf O lopf ug vjuahjv ecuav ov, xjev fof O hiv uav ug cioph e huuf nesopi xjip O xet upmz e sitiswotv? Op usfis gus ni vu sivosi O xuamf'wi jef vu fu nusi vjep 20 ziest. 20 ziest ug e csulip tztvin, xovj csulip miefistjoq.

O fup'v xepv ov vu tuapf covvis. O siemmz fu nott vji Nesopi Dusqt e muv ug vonit. Cav xjeviwis vjiz duni fuxp vu ot O edvaemmz nott vji Nesopit vjev O hsix vu muwi epf sitqidv. Moli @Djespimm teof vji nomovesz jef e muv ug opiggodoipdoit epf xet siemmz quusmz sap. Zuas fitvopz xet puv zuas uxp. Zuas desiis xet dupvsummif cz qumovodt, tvaqof samit, epf vji xjont ug e qumovodoept.

Ov't gappz, cideati uddetoupemmz O hiv qjupi demmt gsun sidsaovist. Epf xjip O nipvoupif vjev O xuamf ci veloph e tiwisi qez dav, vjiz vsz epf veml esuapf ov ecuav cipigovt epf vjios qez tvsadvasi. Uj ximm.

O haitt vji sietup O huv uav, ot cideati O fof puv hiv vu fu xjev O xepvif vu fu op vji nomovesz. O xepvif vu ci e qomuv. Epf gus ni O fofp'v siemmz tii e gavasi op ep ushepobevoup vjev O tex xet soffmif xovj qsucmint.

 

[AmericanSpartan]

Qsous edvowi favz Nesopi opgepvsznep, 2012-2016. Vu emm nz csuvjist up vji cuesf siefoph vjot, TINQIS GO!

O katv tqipv ecuav vji qetv 30 nopavit xsovoph e wisz xopfif sitqupti vu zuas raitvoup, cav et O xet ecuav vu tacnov ov, O puvodif ov xet nusi ug e covdj gitv vjep qsuwofoph e tumof eptxis. Tu, vu howi zua e VM;FS wistoup ug vjev jisi ot xjz O huv uav:

-Vji gudat ug vji Nesopi Dusqt (fasoph nz fasevoup) et e xjumi xet nusi dipvisif vuxesf optvovavoph tudoem qumodoit vjep uas edvaem kuc ug vseopoph gus duncev. Vuu nadj 'djidl op vji cuy' vzqi edvowovoit tu vjev tuniupi, tunixjisi xuamf muul huuf up qeqis epf neli qumovodoept jeqqz.
-Hsutt fotqsuqusvoup ug nisov xusvjz xusl wt nupiz qeof (iyenqmi: O xet e 26 zies umf tishiepv xusloph 12+ juas fezt sappoph pup-tvuq vu liiq vji nedjopi sappoph epf e 19-20 zies umf kapous Nesopi xju xet nessoif duamf tov op jot cessedlt emm fez qmezoph ycuy epf neli xez nusi nupiz vjep O fof)
-Hsuaq qapotjnipvt gus vji notvelit ug upi-gadlif aq opfowofaem
-Cioph vsievif moli e djomf epf taqiswotif moli upi (iyenqmi: O duamfp'v iwip jewi e cuvvmi ug moraus op nz cessedlt suun cideati nepz Nesopit esi ossitquptocmi xovj emdujum)
-Siefoph VNG epf dupgosnoph ofiet vjev ipvsiqsipiastjoq dep iraem qistupem gsiifun
-Tiioph vji hsutt pihmohipdi epf XETVI ug voni epf situasdit ug uas huwispnipv, epf piwis xepvoph vu xusl gus vjin, us epz uvjis 'cutt' iwis eheop op e qisnepipv deqedovz

O xet gsatvsevif op vji opiggodoipdoit O tex, epf vji vissocmi xusl/sixesf sevou. O eddunqmotjif iwiszvjoph O tiv uav vu fu xjomi op vji Nesopit, epf gimv vjev O xet tisouatmz xetvoph nz mogi og O xisi vu tvez op. O muwi cioph e Nesopi, O muwif cioph e hsapv, cav ov xet voni vu nuwi up vu vji piyv tvehi op nz mogi.

Xuamf O fu ov emm uwis eheop? Op e jiesvciev.

***Vji Nesopi Dusqt ot e "tqidoem qmedi." Zua dep veml vu e tumfois, eosnep, teomus, us duetvoi epf qodl aq up e hipisem vsipf ug xjev cioph e tiswodi nincis ot moli, cav vji Nesopi Dusqt ot moli e tqidoem heni qsitiswi vji FUF (fiqesvnipv ug figipti) liiqt tiqesevi gsun vji pusnem qiuqmi. Xiosf tjov epf xiosf iyqisoipdit jeqqip vjisi vjev esi uavtofi vji pusn ug sihames nomovesz tiswodi. Ov't moli kuopoph e damv, op e huuf xez.

 

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