Comments | spectre_39: The sensation of shooting one's self in the foot

spectre_39

The sensation of shooting one's self in the foot

Sep 07, 2010 16:30

It's done. I called Sgt. Royster and requested a DEP discharge. He asked me why I was dropping out. I told him that I needed the service more than I wanted it, and the service needs people more committed to the needs of the service than I. I stated that I intended to work my way through college instead. (I decided against mentioning another branch ( Read more... )

finale, air force, coast guard, dep

Comments 2

anti_joker September 10 2010, 04:43:09 UTC

What's done is done, but you've seemed to feel that the Coast Guard was your best option for quite awhile, so all I can say is I hope you fare better with them than you have with the Air Force ( ... )

spectre_39 September 10 2010, 09:39:49 UTC

I think it could best be described as grieving for the "easy option" of just waiting it out. My involvement with the Air Force was the closest I had come to getting to college. If I gritted my teeth long enough I could have made it work. But in rejecting that potential future, I have empowered myself to do something about my fate. And that sensation... has been missed ( ... )