kkaramm wrote:
Do you mind if I ask why you're wanting to leave the Army?
1) I haven\'t had a promotion since July 2001.
2) I have talked to some government (civilian/GS) employees who were prior service. If you don\'t retire, you can buy in to your retirement. In other words, my military time counts. If I retire, I actually lose some benefits of GS employment. I start near the bottom.
3)I have a college degree, I want to use my degree.
4)I can no longer qualify with my M-16, now that I have to wear a flak vest w/plates.
5)I think working somewhere else would be a challenge, like the State Department.
6)I really do not like being around people who say things like, \\"I like you,\\" when the question was, \\"Do you think I should become an officer.\\"
Besides, I haven\'t made a final decision yet. And I have seen some officers, and I think I could hold my own.
Dave
