Posted on Feb 18, 2016
What did you do in the days and weeks afterward when you left the service?
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RP Members, Connections, and Friends one of those Questions that was lost in RP Outer Space, but still a great question.
What did you do in the days and weeks afterward when you left the service
Did you take a vacation?
Do you remember where you were when you left the service?
Did you immeidatley start going to school, look for a job, draw unemployment?
How did you feel?
I drew unemployment and starting looking for a job right away, while attending College immediately - I was married and had to get going!
What did you do in the days and weeks afterward when you left the service
Did you take a vacation?
Do you remember where you were when you left the service?
Did you immeidatley start going to school, look for a job, draw unemployment?
How did you feel?
I drew unemployment and starting looking for a job right away, while attending College immediately - I was married and had to get going!
Discharge
Honorable Discharge
Transition
ETS/EAS
Retirement
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I started to work at Eighth Army G-1, MWR as Chief Engineer Cable TV in Yongsan overseeing 26 CATV sites throughout Korea
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My sleep cycle was so jacked up I couldn't really do much I cut back on caffeine and tried to unwind, nature of my job and training was such that once the sun went down my combat sense came alive, I could hear a cockroach crawling from 5 meter's away I didn't sleep unless the sun came up and i was aware of my surroundings, sorry about as much as I can say...
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Got the family settled in and the kids in school. I then took a month’s vacation to many fishing spots I had promised myself I would visit and fish. After that it was off to work. Seamless reorientation.
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I had terminal leave and other benefits that gave me June to EOM November before I officially retired. I went back home and enjoyed driving my new Buick Rivera faster than I could on the island, (25th ID), I was stuck on for four years. I did get a job right away at an upscale store to update my warden since I had more uniforms than civilians. I worked on my post graduate degree and remolded our house with my wife. I felt on top of the world and very encouraged for our next chapter. That was Texas in fact, I applied, tested, and was offer a PD position. I turned it down because I realized I didn’t want to give up on my PhD. After officially retiring, I taught high school for the next 15 years and then took a GS13 job for the next four and taught new and recertification teachers. There were some other great milestones in there like my wife having a wonderfully successful business, I interned at the VA, and got to see my family grow and change.
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I started looking for a job the day I got home, and was working by the end of the week.
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CMSgt David Allen
See what I mean? I grew this for my son’s 50th birthday celebration and shaved it off a couple days later.
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SFC Jason Evans
CMSgt David Allen - That's a good start. I'd give it at least 3-4 months before deciding it's not for you. Barbers say that facial hair is like makeup for dudes. It hides imperfections.
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Had a job lined up as Deputy Police Chief in a small SC town. That lasted a month, and the last ten years have been a heck of a ride!
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Made mistake after mistake. Got divorced right before I retired. Moved in with a Sugar Momma. Came to my senses and moved back where the ex and kids were. That wasn't the plan, but that's what happened. Long story short, moved in with the ex, got remarried and then found a job at a convenience store, then delivered bread, then workman comp insurance company, then metal fabrication. From there I went to work in the CBRN world and have been with it ever since! 18 years now.
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