Debating on getting out of the Military

SSG White,<br><br>Your emotions might be getting the best of you right now because you're currently deployed.&nbsp; I would wait until you get back to make a decision.&nbsp; By the time your time is up you will be over half-way to retirement.&nbsp; I do understand the need to be with family though.&nbsp; There are many pros to staying in the Army but ultimately you have to do what's best for you and your family.&nbsp; In my opinion family outweighs everything.&nbsp; Good luck and get home safe.<br>

Not sure if this will help you out because every unit is different and plus we are of different breed and situation. &nbsp;I just ended my active service in the Corps after 9 years, over 4 of those years were spent in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other southwest asian countries. &nbsp;The operational tempo for me was not going to stop despite requests for doing special duty assignments like drill instructor or recruiting to place me in garrison for 3 years +. &nbsp;I always found myself in units where I couldn't be released due to MOS shortage and importance in command billet. &nbsp;In order for me to catch that break from conducting deployments and short missions overseas, I decided to transfer to the Select Marine Corps Reserve. &nbsp;The SMCR has given me more than a break but allowed me to stay plugged into the Corps that I love so much and the time to raise my daughter and time with my wife. &nbsp;A weekend a month, two weeks a year, to continue what I do best and love, while being able to pursue other interests full time, spend more time with family, and still have great health, dental, and retirement benefits was a selling point for me to go into the reserves. &nbsp;Another point for staying in partly and not fully separating was staying plugged into the Corps for when that time comes again when our nation engages in another major conflict, I would feel great obligations to serve and wouldn't be able to do so again in the Corps unless I stayed in it in some form. &nbsp;

Don't know your MOS or anything, but have you considered the United States. army Reserve and changing career paths. We have a lot of different options that might benefit you. Send me a message if interested and I can give you some tips that might benefit you.