My terminal leave ended yesterday.

August 01, 2017, 10:04 AM

I had 80 days of terminal leave which ended yesterday. An active Army career of 28 years and 25 days are now behind me.

Bittersweet.

I'll miss the fun and adventures I had but I do see fun and adventures ahead of me.

August 01, 2017, 10:05 AM

rsbolo

Congratulations and thank you for your service. Enjoy the next chapter of your life!

August 01, 2017, 10:06 AM

ARMT Guy

Congratulations and good luck!

Twenty three years, two months and eleven days for my hitch.

August 01, 2017, 10:09 AM

dgshooter

Onward to new adventures!

August 01, 2017, 10:11 AM

Tommydogg

Congratulations, you will still enjoy your career on the first day of every month! Thank you for your service!

August 01, 2017, 10:16 AM

Elk Hunter

Great!

I know the bittersweet feelings when leaving the military. BTDT.

Thanks for your service!!!

Enjoy your retirement, you earned it!!!

Elk

There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour)

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. "
-Thomas Jefferson

"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville

FBHO!!!

The Idaho Elk Hunter

August 01, 2017, 10:42 AM

Outnumbered

Thank you for your service and sacrifices for our great country! Best wishes in your new adventures!

August 01, 2017, 10:43 AM

Ricardokid11

Thank you for your service and enjoy life!

August 01, 2017, 10:47 AM

AKSuperDually

Congratulations.

Thank you for your service to our country.

Hopefully you've taken some time not working, to think and transition.

There's a whole gambit of emotions that come from this transition, I've been through them as well...though probably a bit differently as you'd obviously be in a different phase of life having served a little under 10 years more than I did. One thing I found for myself, and have found in others going through this, is that finding a new way to serve others helps tremendously. You've got to find your own way of continuing to serve.

Perhaps you already have, I wish you well in this time and in the new chapters that follow.

Again, thank you for your service to our country. We are better as a people and a nation because of your sacrifices. Undoubtedly dozens or more other serviceman have been positively affected by your leadership and example. Keep up the good work!

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"Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014

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August 01, 2017, 10:54 AM

flashguy

Thank you for your service, and enjoy your retirement! I think I had a total of 20 years and 16 days when I retired from USAF.

flashguy

August 01, 2017, 10:56 AM

remsig

That is fantastic KP! Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your service!

August 01, 2017, 10:56 AM

dusty3030

Thanks for your service, enjoy the next chapter.

http://terminallance.com/2014/...natomy-of-a-veteran/

August 01, 2017, 12:00 PM

JohnnyD

Thank you for serving our great country.

August 01, 2017, 12:02 PM

LS1 GTO

Congrats.

BTW - it's probably not completely over until the 35 year mark.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers

The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...

August 01, 2017, 12:14 PM

Sigfan Roy

Congratulations on a well deserved retirement. You will get used to it.

August 01, 2017, 12:23 PM

SapperSteel

quote:
Originally posted by KPSquared:
. . .I'll miss the fun and adventures I had but I do see fun and adventures ahead of me.

Very much so, KPSquared!

You're going to find that there is, in fact, life after retirement.

Wishing the best for you,