Posted on Jun 21, 2015
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Some of you have quite a few years in. Have you ever wondered what your career would be like if you would have gone with a different MOS? Maybe for enlisted, gone the route of Warrant Officer or Comissioned?

What is the biggest thing you wish you would have done differently and why?
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SSgt Jim Gilmore
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I'd have stayed the course for 20+...
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
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I have heard that before - many times!! SSgt Jim Gilmore
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1SG(P) (Join to see) I would have joined earlier, being a 32 years old PFC ain't easy.
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I wouldn't change anything in my career for the Army, but I would change a personal matter. I would stop myself from getting married the first time because her actions led to my initial discharge in 2005.
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I would have done more things that I wanted to do instead of doing the things i thought i was supposed to do assignment wise. I got selected to get a master's degree full time for a year and i didn't because i was worried that i didn't have a company command yet.

When I worked for people i loked working for, i would have kept working for them when i had the chance to.
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SGT Carl Blas
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In 74 when asked to move over to the SF, I should have taken it, I was just to dedicated to my unit, in the 82nd. ABN.
In those days, I wouldn't have left not one behind, and felt that leaving the platoon was not caring for every and each one of them in, Charley 2/505th Inf ABN.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
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