At the crossroads to retire or not. As many of us face this question, at what point did you say "that's enough", and how is civilian life?

I think for me was just not enjoying what I was doing. Plus the next group of youngsters were ready. Civilian life is a little more challenging because it's not black and white. Be ready to be flexible....and enjoy yourself!!!

Can you follow the orders of those appointed over you, can you lead the Soldiers placed in your stead, can you keep up with the physical demands of the job, and most of all do you want tp do these things?

My last Duty Assignment was pretty dismal. Dual Status Civilians pretty much ran the Division. Us AGR's were mere pawns. The CXO (Pretty much a General) was a piece of work. She was a MSG on Drill Weekends but still rarely left her Golden Throne. She looked and acted like Jabba the Hutt. Most all of the civilians in the Division HQ's had issues of one sort or another. Their shit didn't stink. The S-1 guy GS-5 in my unit got capped several times for drugs and they let it slide. There was a female psycho DADT in the same building as me that was a freaking nutcase. Everywhere you looked there was a Civilian basket case in charge of something or other. I was MORE than happy to GTFO. Pretty sure that PERSCOM Fucking sent me there because I pissed someone off along the way. "Priority Fill" they said. 4187 was my reply.

Civilian life is WONDERFUL!