I'm closing in on 20+ years of service. After some much-needed R&R (my career total leave days are in the double digits), I'm thinking about what to do next.
Obviously, there's money as a contractor/advisor. Then there's the security of a GS position. But as much as I love our country and those who serve in it, I want to do a 180.
I've thought about teaching, but I would only be qualified in the same field that I'm doing now. I've even thought about becoming a vocational pastor (more of a calling).
Then there are the "what if" professions that I only knew I wanted to do after I was already knee-deep in service. It would require going back to school. It would be like starting all over again, which sounds a bit daunting.
Then there's Dick Winter's notion of a "peaceful, quiet life". Sometimes the idea of opening up my own woodworking shop on a plot of land in Idaho sounds nice.
What did you do when you got out? What did you find that you enjoyed the most?
Obviously, there's money as a contractor/advisor. Then there's the security of a GS position. But as much as I love our country and those who serve in it, I want to do a 180.
I've thought about teaching, but I would only be qualified in the same field that I'm doing now. I've even thought about becoming a vocational pastor (more of a calling).
Then there are the "what if" professions that I only knew I wanted to do after I was already knee-deep in service. It would require going back to school. It would be like starting all over again, which sounds a bit daunting.
Then there's Dick Winter's notion of a "peaceful, quiet life". Sometimes the idea of opening up my own woodworking shop on a plot of land in Idaho sounds nice.
What did you do when you got out? What did you find that you enjoyed the most?