My service is fulfilled, and begins anew.

[TriOmegaZero]

15 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend my country. Today my service has been fulfilled. I now swear to continue this support to all mankind. To my fellow Pathfinders, I swear to Explore, Report, and Cooperate for as long as I am able.

[Tacticslion]

God bless you, my friend! Thank you for your service, congratulations on its fulfillment, and I, for one, am glad for your continued presence here on the forums!

[GreyWolfLord]

congrats on your service. Good Luck with the future.

[captain yesterday]

Does that mean you've finally defeated TOZ.

Congratulations either way.

[TOZ]

TOZ is eternal.

[Adam Daigle]

Congrats!

[Kalindlara]

Congratulations, and thank you. ^_^

[Mainer]

Congratulations, and thank you for your service.

[GM_Beernorg]

Thank you for your service and sacrifices, welcome back to civilian life.

[Aranna]

Thank you for your service.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Thanks for your service. Now game on!

[TriOmegaZero]

Oh, we gamed on alright. The wife nearly crushed my druid to death last night. (Stupid surprise round dropping his CMD to 42...)

[GM 1990]

TriOmegaZero wrote:

15 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend my country. Today my service has been fulfilled. I now swear to continue this support to all mankind. To my fellow Pathfinders, I swear to Explore, Report, and Cooperate for as long as I am able.

Awesome!! Thanks for serving - its a small % that do, and many realize deployments are dangerous and hard on families, but have less appreciation for just how the military life-style can be hard on families and friendships. Moving frequently, sometimes living in foreign countries, missed birthdays/anniversaries/graduations just due to training exercises, etc.

Enjoy your new free time and stability!

...I've not yet figured out what I want to do when I grow up, so for now I'll keep lacing the boots up each morning.

[The Doomkitten]

Congrats, TOZ!

[Avaricious]

You ain't alone TOZ! Serving two masters now technically ^_^.

[Dragonchess Player]

Congratulations!

I am retiring after 20 years of service myself. The transition has so far been going fairly well: I start a new job shortly and am in the process of closing on a home; this past week has been packing out and leaving my old residence for the move (follow the jobs).

I will say that military service does prepare most members fairly well for a post-military career: discipline, initiative, and tenacity are useful in any environment; teamwork is emphasized; for those in the noncommissioned or officer ranks, training and experience on leadership and management (soft skills) is normally provided on a continuing basis. There are several technical specialties that are easily transferrable (IT, for one) and/or there are methods to attain licenses/accreditation in equivalent civilian fields.