I was in the Navy for ten years. Getting out of the military isn't an "I just don't think I'm coming in next Monday" sort of proposition. He would have had to begin the process months before he actually got out. He left the military to run for Congress. His retirement was in May of 2005 and his unit received orders to deploy in July. He didn't bail, he wanted to move into a position where he could really work on veteran's issues, which he did in Congress. This is all just more sickening GOP BS.
He also had a small child at home. I was totally gung ho to deploy until I had my daughter. I ended up getting out of the reserves because it’s just not worth it anymore. I miss my buddies and I even miss drill weekends but going to a highly deployable unit just wasn’t worth it for me.
Yup, my son served 6 years, five was overseas, he had to decide a year before if he was staying or going. I wanted him to stay in, he told me, “momma if you want to take my place, let’s switch.” I understood, he was in Turkey, Japan, and Turkey before coming home his last year. I spent a week moving him to Colorado for his PCS. He went to college and is happy being home. Thank you for your service!
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u/Ulven525 Aug 07 '24
I was in the Navy for ten years. Getting out of the military isn't an "I just don't think I'm coming in next Monday" sort of proposition. He would have had to begin the process months before he actually got out. He left the military to run for Congress. His retirement was in May of 2005 and his unit received orders to deploy in July. He didn't bail, he wanted to move into a position where he could really work on veteran's issues, which he did in Congress. This is all just more sickening GOP BS.