Posted on Aug 12, 2016
I don't want to get out, but I don't have the passion like I had before. What advice do you have?
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I don't want to ETS, but I don't have the passion I once had. I don't know what happen to it. I don't want to be a shit bag NCO.
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If your heart is not in it...it is time to go. Because if not...you will be just going through the motions and you will not be going your best from your heart. You seem to have lost purpose. We all understand that feeling. I know we at times place expectation on things and when those expectation are not fullfilled we loose interest or passion. A change of duty station or scenery will usually result in the same feelings eventually. Whatever decision you make just remember life is what you make it and we are just here to learn and grow. Whatever path you take it will be ok....just pick a direction and go. But follow your heart.
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i'm well educated 3.5 years college, education major, discoverd it was'nt for me, joined millitary, and excelled, got out loved factory life,and reserve life, but to increase promotion had to get more education which lead me to leave the factory, became lpn, good job but not what i wanted, did 21 years, finally left, followed my heart and i've worked at a factory for 10 years, retired from the army after 31 years, i my lost passion, and purpose, too much pc, if it causes distress its time to go, you served whether a full career or 4 years you have done more than 99% of what others could'nt or did'nt want to
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SGT Kevin Shannon
MSG (Join to see) - excellent. I told that to one of my former soldiers when said he wished he could have done more.
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We all find ourselves in the doldrums once in a while.
What that should tell us is that we need to find something new and challenging. Something that will get the fire back.
For me, it was digging in deep in training. Breaking down the METL, getting deep into the weeds, building realistic, fun, and challenging training events, and watching it all take root and build my unit. I found fulfilment again after all those deployments, and I got my mojo back.
The Army is a big place. Your niche is out there.
Talk to your first line and brainstorm ideas that are right for you, then go for it.
What that should tell us is that we need to find something new and challenging. Something that will get the fire back.
For me, it was digging in deep in training. Breaking down the METL, getting deep into the weeds, building realistic, fun, and challenging training events, and watching it all take root and build my unit. I found fulfilment again after all those deployments, and I got my mojo back.
The Army is a big place. Your niche is out there.
Talk to your first line and brainstorm ideas that are right for you, then go for it.
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when i was ca our training was great, because we did training that related to our jobs and more, we did our mandatory training on line prior to drill so as not take up valuable training time at drill, when i got promoted and sent to med unit, reserves, after 2 years i retired, should have turned the promo down
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PCS..... the change in atmosphere, learning a new area, unit, post and likley job or at least the tasks specific to that job location may bring back some "fun" and interest. If not, you tired and you can use that time to plan your exit.
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SFC Carlos Gamino
Tough decision because you have eight years to go, but like you said. Time to move on if you don't have the passion or motivation to do your job. Leave it to those that do. You will definitely find other interests in the civilian world. There are other goals to accomplish out here.
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