Moving on...

[jegs2]

I start a new job next week as my tenure in the battalion has come to an end. Such is the way of life in the military -- just when you get good at a job and are comfortable with fellow officers, NCO's and soldiers, it's time to move on. Feeling a bit bummed out tonight, as I felt very honored to have served in such a distinguished and professional unit.

So, how many of you have had to leave jobs or positions of employment in order to progress in your carreers, and what were your experiences and feelings?

[MKSheppard]

I start a new job next week as my tenure in the battalion has come to an end. Such is the way of life in the military -- just when you get good at a job and are comfortable with fellow officers, NCO's and soldiers, it's time to move on. Feeling a bit bummed out tonight, as I felt very honored to have served in such a distinguished and professional unit.

So, how many of you have had to leave jobs or positions of employment in order to progress in your carreers, and what were your experiences and feelings?

The military is fucked up. When someone gets good at his job, oh, we have
to promote him up or rotate him around.....

Lets not get talking about the Military's asinine policy that you HAVE to be
promoted in order to stay in the military if you're an officer.

[Darth Wong]

I start a new job next week as my tenure in the battalion has come to an end. Such is the way of life in the military -- just when you get good at a job and are comfortable with fellow officers, NCO's and soldiers, it's time to move on. Feeling a bit bummed out tonight, as I felt very honored to have served in such a distinguished and professional unit.

So, how many of you have had to leave jobs or positions of employment in order to progress in your carreers, and what were your experiences and feelings?

I envy your sense of fulfillment. For me, every job has just been a paycheque. Every company has treated me like an asset, to be used up, lied to, etc. And sadly, that's just the way the corporate world works. Most people who leave jobs in the private sector miss some of their coworkers, but not the company.

[CmdrWilkens]

I start a new job next week as my tenure in the battalion has come to an end. Such is the way of life in the military -- just when you get good at a job and are comfortable with fellow officers, NCO's and soldiers, it's time to move on. Feeling a bit bummed out tonight, as I felt very honored to have served in such a distinguished and professional unit.

While failing to respond to the second half of the statement I'd point out this is why you stay enlisted and reservist...they can't move you around.

However I think the big thing is to remember that the men who serve under you know that you were a good officer. For all that the enlisted side cracks jokes at the bar a truly good officer is rare enough of a find that you should rest easy in the knowledge that there are a couple dozen guys willing to go to the ends of the earth for you. Trusting that you are a good officer, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, I have no doubt I would be proud to serve in your unit.

Good evening, Sir

[jegs2]

Thank you. Coming from a Marine, that means a lot. I spent four years enlisted in the US Coast Guard and a year and a half in the Army Reserve prior to my commissioned service in the Army, and I value all of the experience I've gained. Few can understand the pleasure and honor gained from military service unless they have experienced it first-hand. I'd not take back a day of service, and if required, I will lay my life on the line for my nation and moreover for the soldiers with whom I serve. Very soon, I will face the challenge of company command, and my prayer is that I give my soldiers the best I have to offer as a commander -- I owe them no less.

Semper Fidelis!

[TrailerParkJawa]

Jegs2,

Sorry to hear you have to move on. I hate the up or out mentality of the military. To me it means they are always short on experienced people where it counts.

Well, the corporate world is fairly similar. You are expected to move on or they view you as some sort of defect. But when they hire you they want someone with more experience than they would normally tolerate. Its a Catch-22. [/rant]

You might remember I lost my job about a month ago. Its the first time in 10 years Ive been unemployed. This is my first lay off too. Its hard because I was getting really close to many of the people in my building. I felt there was an effective team.

Before my last job, I left a place I was becomming very happy with in order to chase a better oppurtunity. It is alway sad, but you end up making new friends and learning new skills, so a lot of times it works out for the best.

If I had a choice between making more money and working in a job that made me happy ( assuming it paid the bills ) Id take the job that made me happy.

[Dalton]

When I graduate in December, I'll be out of both a job and a sort of second home. I worked for my university's computer center for four and a half years - I've seen people come and go, weathered a change in administration and watched as people I started with graduated and left. Others who I came to know would replace them, but I miss a lot of the folks I did work with. It's gonna be the same way with all the television folks I've gone through hell with - even though the majority of my class graduated in May. I have a month of camaraderie and friendship left with my classmates...

On the bright side (or not so bright) I'm probably going to be called in to help people out as they move on into the top-level AVF class and begin their shows.

I'm gonna miss Hofstra.

[The Dark]

I'm one of those lazy bums who's never really held a "real" job (11 hours/week at the counseling center only semi-counts to me), but the people in charge tried to transfer me to work under the chaplain, since I'm a religion major. My boss and I put a quick end to that, but I almost got transferred to a department that didn't need me.

And I've got a year and a half until I go for the Air Force Reserves as a chaplaincy candidate. Three years of school after that, and then hopefully full time service as an Air Force Chaplain.

[Evil Sadistic Bastard]

I start a new job next week as my tenure in the battalion has come to an end. Such is the way of life in the military -- just when you get good at a job and are comfortable with fellow officers, NCO's and soldiers, it's time to move on. Feeling a bit bummed out tonight, as I felt very honored to have served in such a distinguished and professional unit.

So, how many of you have had to leave jobs or positions of employment in order to progress in your carreers, and what were your experiences and feelings?

Well, I personally feel that that shit really sucks. Here you are, you've got a bond with these men, and you have to up and leave them? That's just crap, man.

For the moment, just keep in touch with them, and maybe you'll get a chance to lead another unit like that again.

[Hyperion]

sorry to hear, you can only move on and do your best in the next phase of things.

i myself am planning on joining the military, either Air Force or Navy, either way i have a feeling i'm going to end up "topping out" at a certain rank simply because i like it, in the Navy it'll probably be captain if i get that far, and in the AF it'd be whatever the highest flying rank is. i know i can't handle being at the helm of a desk...