If someone asked what could you have done differently in your military career, what would you have chosen?

I would have not tried as hard. Seems like all of the slackers who were just there to have a good time and make friends were always first in line when it came to awards and promotions.

Well, a lot really the normal, not gotten married, pressed more for promotions and definitely not medically discharged would be my first thing loved army life, my favorite was watching all the guys/girls in the barracks getting drunk and stumbling over things placed strategically around the common rooms and hallways.

I would have tried 110% to get out of recruiting duty....worst 3 years of my career and my life....

PO2 Robert M. Come On! I know we Paid a Dear Price and I'm sure Locking the Two of Us in Safes, I mean SCIFs is probably not good for Mental Health but No Way I would have given it up for anything. The Two of Us got to Play with More Communications and Computer equipment ever. We were doing S**t that No One Else could Until the Advent of the Internet. Reading the Presidential Intelligence Brief from the CIA, DIA, NSA? Passing Executive Orders, Handling PEOs (President Eyes Only) Messages. Dirty Tricks Men for whoever the Occupant of the White House was. Yeah It Almost Got Us Both Blown Up that Wonderful Day but We are Still Rocking and Rolling and not Taking S**t from anyone. We Were Doing Counter-Terrorism before it was Fashionable. These Nicky New Kids Have No Idea Who and What We Are!

I would've stated in for the full 20 years

Tried to go to school while stationed in Germany. I had a babysitting situation that allowed it at the time.

Didn't have that 6 year break in service

retired

Simple, after making E5 in 19 months & with a GCT/ARI of 144, I would have opted either for the NENEP or NESEP program and re-enlisted!
Then I would have been a career Officer.........

I would not have re-married to a soldier. She re-enlisted for Alaska while I still had a year left on my Germany tour. Stupid me put in for retirement so that we could stay together and gave up being promoted to E-8 and beyond. Only to find out after I retired that she was following her Squad Leader to Alaska because they were having an affair. Within a year I lost the Army I loved and the wife I thought loved me. Twenty years later that is still a defining period in my life.