I got a leg blown off like a month into my first deployment. BUSTED my ass to be able to walk again as fast as I could. Went to NC from DC to welcome my unit home. First Sergeant, Gunny, and the CO saw me coming and walked right by me. I was 20. Should’ve joined the Army.
3 weeks ago | 147
Spit shined boots and pressed uniforms were more important than the ability to do a job..
3 weeks ago | 51
Had the worst leadership, absolutely incompetent and selfish. Because of them I’m now 33 and need a double total hip replacement…
3 weeks ago | 156
Bad leadership can completely override the other 3. They can make your life miserable enough that the pay and benefits simply aren’t worth it, they can make you work atrocious hours for no valid reason making it hard to balance work and life, and obviously, they can make it suck.
3 weeks ago | 9
If I had better leadership while I was in, I could’ve tolerated an absolute lack of work/life balance. I liked the field, I liked deployments, I liked not sleeping, I liked working out, I liked trying to be the best for myself and my team. All the childhood propaganda manifested into absolute commitment to the mission; but that commitment was met with jealousy, red tape, laziness, and people who care about nothing but their ego and promoting; even over the mission or a soldier’s life. My faith and my wife (embarrassingly slowly due to my own ego and selfishness) helped me realize that people who love me and rely on me deserve my presence more than anyone else; definitely more than a system that abuses my buddies and me over and over again. I will always be proud of my service and my friend’s service, but not ‘The Service’. Ps. You don’t have to be in the military to serve your country or community. Love y’all and God bless.
3 weeks ago | 40
Leadership, the final straw was a PLT SGT had me drive 1800 miles (on leave) because my flight was cancelled due to bad weather just so I can make it to PT at 0630 (i had 3 days to drive back). some from another PLT had their leave extended. FYI , the reason the flights we canceled was cause of snow but leadership thinks it will be fine to drive. Some leaders look good on paper and that is it.
3 weeks ago (edited) | 78
young people don't want to die for foreign interests or fight for nations and systems that do nothing but hate and subvert them.
3 weeks ago | 78
I got out because we needed to fill out weekend plans paperwork… and when I say that I don’t mean if you plan on going off base a few hours away I mean you needed an hour by hour detailed list of what you were doing all weekend even if you were staying in the barracks all weekend you needed to write down a full page of your plans and time frame. Also my Sargent threatened to take away my car keys right before a 72 because I was going to use the “vacation” to drive home and renew my registration that expired in a month. The conversation basically went like this: Sgt- “you’re going home to renew your registration.” Me- “correct” Sgt- “you know you can’t drive an unregistered vehicle!” Me- “that’s why I’m going to renew it a month in advance.” Sgt- “I can physically take away your keys to prevent you from driving an unregistered vehicle.” Me-“…it’s not expired yet.” Sgt- “then why are you renewing it!?”
3 weeks ago | 33
I had too many physical limitations. Passed all the written tests in high school, had recruiters coming to my house for months. Finally decided to give it a shot with the Air Force, but bad eyes, bad knees and depression got me rejected.
2 weeks ago | 1
I'd say work/life balance in all honesty. At the time, I had 4 years in as an 11B US Army. I was comfortable, but my wife was pregnant, and it was time to make a choice. We had been through a miscarriage already, and that was rough, but I had time left on my contract. I knew what it was like to be a child and have my father deployed to combat, so when we were confident she was going to have this one, I was ready to get out and raise my child. I don't regret my decision. I now have two children who are growing up, and I have a decent civilian career.
3 weeks ago (edited) | 17
I loved being an Army Aviator. After 22 years I retired mostly because of leadership failures. In particular, the failure of Clinton to properly respond to the Blackhawk down incident in Somalia. To this day, no one has been held to account.
3 weeks ago | 24
When I was a young Sailor, a Chief told me that I would know when it was time to get out. Boy, was he right! My last boss was a monster.
3 weeks ago | 0
Leadership. We "relocated" a 2nd Lt's jeep a foot and a half deeper into the sand for fucking with a couple of the docs. Wherever you are Lt. Boggs, I hope both sides of your pillow are always hot, and your coffee is always cold.
3 weeks ago | 20
The Job in itself was easy i was army infantry. but toxic management was what drove me out. Then again people don’t quit jobs they quit bosses
3 weeks ago (edited) | 9
I served from 90-94 and was at a point of furthering my military career. At that time Clinton was in office. Military budget cuts were made. Downsizing came. Training cut. Stick in the motor pool doing dry runs. Cleaning weapons. Paper was used to simulate mortar exercises. It was terrible. That was not what I signed up for.
3 weeks ago | 1
None of the above. Had a great time doing my 4 years in the Marine Corps, got an honorable discharge, and went about my life. No reason I got out except I finished what I set out to do and had a new set of goals that didn't include the military.
3 weeks ago | 12
Missed my son's birth and I didn't want to end up like a staff sergeant being divorced 4 times
3 weeks ago | 14
Leadership that preaches accountability but does not take any on their own. Plus, I got married half way through my enlistment, which showed me a different side of life other than staying in.
3 weeks ago | 9
Jamesons Travels
The biggest factor in your decision to stay in or get out of the military was/is:
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 719