How many of you that were overseas for an extended period and have retired or separated miss the travel opportunities?

2015-10-27T11:21:30-04:00

I know that while I was stationed in Germany for 7 years I was traveling nearly every weekend and now that I'm retired and living Stateside, I really miss all the travel, who else feels the same?

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2015 11:22 AM

2015-10-27T11:22:39-04:00

I do, but I never took my family overseas. They always stayed stateside.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Oct 27 at 2015 11:23 AM

2015-10-27T11:23:12-04:00

I lived in Japan for 13 of my 26 years of active service. Not only do I miss it but my family misses it as well.

Response by SFC Terry Fortune made Oct 27 at 2015 11:23 AM

2015-10-27T11:23:30-04:00

I do. Love being station in Germany and miss the country and the chance to travel around Europe.

Response by MSgt Daniel Attilio made Oct 27 at 2015 12:08 PM

2015-10-27T12:08:16-04:00

Absolutely miss it! I was never stationed overseas, I only completed deployments. However, my wife was stationed in Italy during her time in the Navy and she misses the travel as well. Both of us would love to find employment abroad.
Aside from that, we have plans to travel on our own dime. We spent couple weeks in Scotland several years back and we are planning for couple weeks in Okinawa and mainland Japan in couple years. For now we venture for week at a time couple times a year throughout the US to satisfy our travel bug.

Response by SPC Donald Moore made Oct 27 at 2015 12:08 PM

2015-10-27T12:08:32-04:00

I was only active duty for four years and was stationed over in Germany for two of those years, but I was single back then. I enjoyed getting the chance to see that part of the world and (looking back on it) I realize how precious that opportunity was. I have always wished I could afford to take my wife on an extended tour of Europe, but it just isn't the same now.
After my time in the Army, I have worked for the Navy as a civilian since 1999 and up until 2009 I traveled extensively, but for short trips where my family could not come along. I did enjoy that travel also, but mostly I enjoyed being paid to go to those places.
If I could do it all again, I think would stay in the military to be stationed in more places and have time to explore like I did when I lived in Germany those years.

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2015-10-27T12:18:23-04:00

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Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2015 12:29 PM

2015-10-27T12:29:13-04:00

I spent two years in Korea, and have gone back every year for the last twenty years. Most likely, I'll eventually retire there.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2015 1:34 PM

2015-10-27T13:34:08-04:00

I miss Germany for sure, even more so after working with German MPs on my last deployment.

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made Oct 27 at 2015 10:39 PM

2015-10-27T22:39:59-04:00

Enjoyed seeing Hong Kong and Japan. Since I got out, oh so many years ago, I have done Europe a couple times, Mexico and Tahiti. Stateside I am closing in on visiting all 50 states. Only have 14 to go.
Love flying but hate airlines. Driving gets old after a few hundred miles. Cruises may be the answer.

Response by MAJ Ron Peery made Oct 28 at 2015 11:15 AM

2015-10-28T11:15:21-04:00

Yeah. I still travel when I can, but time and money available seldom coincide. On the plus side, when I travel now, I am generally not going someplace where I can expect to be shot at.

Response by SGT Myra Castillo made Nov 11 at 2015 10:52 PM

2015-11-11T22:52:16-05:00

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Response by SSG Kimberly Hutchins made Sep 30 at 2023 3:02 PM

2023-09-30T15:02:07-04:00

Well why aren't you still traveling? You can use the patriot express and fly to most countries. Go work as an English teacher overseas. They really need them in Korea and they pay for your housing too. You can teach in Cambodia, Vietnam, Europe. If you're not traveling it's not because you can't... its because you won't.