i left the service at 8 years, i did not think the pension was worthwhile nor sustainable, the VA medical is a toilet that benefits VA executives under the guise of taking care of our vets.
i wanted to get started on my own retirement plan that had fk-all to do with the government, and pulling $175k annual , so anyone in the service should,
gobble up all the free education you can get, make sure you get into a marketable MOS/AFSC ect… and start an IRA/ROTH early, and not the one the hucksters will try to sell G.I.'s, go educate yourself on retirement investing , so basically you don’t feel tied down if an opportunity in the civilian world comes around the lines up with a separation opportunity, marketable skills + money in the bank + retirement savings = you in control
