What's One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Military Career? Share and Be Entered to Win!

Flexibility As an enlisted person and an NCO one has to be able to be flexible, to be able to bend to the situation as required.

Attitude.

Motivation to your oath of enlistment or commission and all that it means.

Time management

one's drive to succeed and ways to show it .

A good mentor early in your career

An injury can take you out no matter your level of expertise or drive. I had a parachute landing mishap and hurt my back early in my career. I fought for almost 7 years to prevent getting discharged before I ran out of options. Although being in the 82nd ended my career, it's one of the best experiences of my life.

Dedication is the key. It is necessary to overcome any challenge that you may face. It is needed to devote the time and attention to building the career.

A feeling of purpose.

Family approval and backing, I got married right after deployment to my permanent station ft Bragg and after 2 weeks all I heard was I want to go home to be near my parents, finally I gave in 3 years later and got out but that wasn't good enough she left me 3 months after getting out I wanted to re enlist but 2months later I was in a bad vehicle accident that left me medically unfit for service to this day I regret getting out.