How many of you had a profession before you join the Military?

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 09:22:53 -0400

Was this an easy transition? Did you regret the decision? What was your motivation to make a change?

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Aug 1 at 2015 10:29 PM

SrA Matthew Knight — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:29:57 -0400

I worked as a tour guide at a decommissioned minuteman alert facility and worked part time at my county Sheriff's Office doing various tasks. Enjoyed both but the Sheriff's Office was only a temporary thing while I was in school and the historic site wasn't intended to be a permanent job either, at least just working as a guide. I knew that if I wanted to go through school my best option would be through the military so I joined. The transition wasn't particularly difficult. My only real regret was not putting a little more thought into what I was signing for, mainly in regards to job but oh well. My motivation was as I said, school. I knew that I would be making payments for probably several years if I didn't do it this way and although I know that it can be managed I didn't want to have to, at least not to that extent.

Response by CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 2 at 2015 3:30 PM

CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:30:53 -0400

I had my own tech consulting and service business as well as helped build a CNC company and was a regional director at a biotech pharmaceutical equipment company. The only thing I regret is that I wasted so much time as an enlisted instead of going straight to OCS from basic. I bought into the lies, turned down a USAF commission and ultimately met with disappointment. I'd be an O3 making money by now instead of being a broke-a** enlisted. My motivation was to try and help hold the line when one of my buddies came back messed up from his tank getting an IED hit in Iraq. Currently talking with USAF health recruiter to be a hospital admin direct O2.