Comment: Selfless service?

In my nine years in the military, I rarely saw that. All about benefits and self-promotion.

I think I had some sense of duty, which is why I bailed early, with the rank of major, when I realized how the military is misused (and just the overall waste of money). Gave up lots of money in retirement and other benefits to go work in a warehouse, but it felt great to do anything meaningful.

I could not talk my boy out of joining, but fortunately after six years and 3 deployments he gets what I'm saying. He sees the waste in Afghanistan. He's on a plane right now coming home for the last time, as he plans to get out in February.

He did recently mention his young wife is now thinking he should stay in for the money. Apparently she's been talking to her brother who's in the military who tells her my boy is crazy to get out. I asked my boy if she would rather have him shot than making less money.