Posted on Aug 13, 2015
If you came into a large sum of money, would you get out of the military?
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Let's say you came into a large sum of money whether it was through lottery, inheritance, or whatever. In the amount of $500k-$1 Million or more. Would you leave the military why or why not? Are you serving to serve or to profit from the benefits/retirement? I know most people will say they joined for all the right reasons, but are they the same reasons that you would stay in? I have heard this asked frequently around the Army. I am just looking for personal opinions.
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Well aware, however I am asking merely for others opinions. And I am not talking about wealthy people joining, but rather the demographic of the average Soldier that came into mo ey.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
Again, money isn't everything . Coming into a large sum of money can be disruptive and detrimental to a person. Money can change people and usually does
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My wife and I have talked about this actually and the answer is no.
The reasons I joined the military didn't have anything to do with money, so having more of it shouldn't affect my desire to serve.
I do understand it isn't that straight forward. You are now sacrificing the ability and time to use your money, not just the difference in money between civilian and military sector. What I will say is that at some point the amount of money you have becomes a near full time job to manage properly (we're talking powerball winning numbers here). I don't disparage anyone for deciding to get out, but I wouldn't do it personally.
The reasons I joined the military didn't have anything to do with money, so having more of it shouldn't affect my desire to serve.
I do understand it isn't that straight forward. You are now sacrificing the ability and time to use your money, not just the difference in money between civilian and military sector. What I will say is that at some point the amount of money you have becomes a near full time job to manage properly (we're talking powerball winning numbers here). I don't disparage anyone for deciding to get out, but I wouldn't do it personally.
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