CPT Private RallyPoint Member 519824 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-28825"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+separated+before+retirement%2C+did+you+achieve+the+desired+end+state%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you separated before retirement, did you achieve the desired end state?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="636fd36c935055d0f08857098e485710" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/028/825/for_gallery_v2/handshake.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/028/825/large_v3/handshake.jpg" alt="Handshake" /></a></div></div>Granted this is a personal decision. There are many reasons for one to separate after fulfilling their obligation: ready to move on, start a business, better pay, be close to home/family, no deployments, etc. I am curious to know if you are satisfied with the decision to separate and if you would make the same decision again given what you now know. 2015-03-08T22:19:37-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 519824

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-28825"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If+you+separated+before+retirement%2C+did+you+achieve+the+desired+end+state%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fif-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIf you separated before retirement, did you achieve the desired end state?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-separated-before-retirement-did-you-achieve-the-desired-end-state" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="eae03fd144fa321d1673101a68c21334" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/028/825/for_gallery_v2/handshake.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/028/825/large_v3/handshake.jpg" alt="Handshake" /></a></div></div>Granted this is a personal decision. There are many reasons for one to separate after fulfilling their obligation: ready to move on, start a business, better pay, be close to home/family, no deployments, etc. I am curious to know if you are satisfied with the decision to separate and if you would make the same decision again given what you now know.

2015-03-08T22:19:37-04:00 2015-03-08T22:19:37-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 519842

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I got out the first time in 1999 the answer was yes and I truly was enjoying it.

2015-03-08T22:37:04-04:00 2015-03-08T22:37:04-04:00 Maj Chris Nelson 520194

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While I am in now, I DO have a 1 year separation from service. I completed my first 8 year obligation and got out. Missed the money (I was traditional guard at the time, so the 150$ extra every month was nice), but I also missed the "belonging". I got back in.

2015-03-09T08:56:08-04:00 2015-03-09T08:56:08-04:00 2015-03-08T22:19:37-04:00