Honor?
A little less than a year ago (April 20th, 2004), I was sitting in the Military Entrance Processing Station 10 minutes away from shipping out to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California- boot camp. At the Moment of Truth, I decided I could not live with the hypocrisy of lying about my medical history to get into a Corps whose code ( Read more... )
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I was rejected at meps because of acute asthma.
I may have missed something. Are you leaving the Dept or did they grant you leave?
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If I don't resign when I leave, under federal law, they can't fire me.
Other guys who have done this are technically given "Reserve Deputy" status. I keep my badge and my right-to-carry under HR218 and if I want to come back at any time, I'll have all kinds of seniority based on my hire date/commission number- all while being out of the county (and probably even the country). It worked out nicely for some guys during the first Gulf War. They came back after a year and immediately got promoted. We'll see how things work out.
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In any case, good for you. I'm Canadian, but I've got nothing but respect for the U.S armed forces(your elected officals are another story).
The world needs more people with your conception of honor. Your situation just goes to prove that honor is its own reward.
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