What detail in the military caused you to consider leaving at the end of your term of service?

Took the big ride. Never considered retirement until I was stationed in DC. What a cesspool. There is no military at the Pentagon, just a bunch of politicians trying to be someone and get a high paying retirement job. I did my 25 years, proud of it. Now I just shake my head. . . . . . .

I realized that the grass is just as green on the outside as the inside. I have no one lying to my face anymore​ telling me they care.
The army had a lot of rank chasers and they don't give a shit about soldiers family needs.

My 3rd and last deployment pretty much sealed the deal for me. I went from the 82nd to the 1st Cav. And we lost someone in my platoon to an IED around Christmas. almost everyone in my platoon was hit with an IED. I had one direct hit to my cab and 2 near misses. I had a chain of command that really didn't make us feel like what we did mattered. I had to get out before I snapped on somebody. I wasn't in the best mental state. I truly felt my unit was going to get me killed. Their was a 2LT who wouldn't wait for eod to clear routes before we went out on supply missions and e-5's who had no business being e-5's and corporals who felt the were e-5's. I know this is typical for any unit but when you go from 82nd to cav their is a BIG difference. There was no comradery or unit cohesion whatsoever, it was everyman for himself, you felt no one had your back. I was not going to survive another deployment with that group. so I got out since they wouldn't send me back to the 82nd where I felt safe