SCPO David Lockwood 1020037 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never thought it would be like this. I would have liked to be on the beach with shorts and flip flops enjoying my wife and grandkids! 2015-10-06T10:06:16-04:00 SCPO David Lockwood 1020037

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never thought it would be like this. I would have liked to be on the beach with shorts and flip flops enjoying my wife and grandkids!

2015-10-06T10:06:16-04:00 2015-10-06T10:06:16-04:00 LTC Kevin B. 1020081

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m not truly &quot;retired&quot; from the workforce just yet, but I&#39;m retired from the military. Being retired from the military is even better than I imagined. &quot;Work&quot; certainly doesn&#39;t feel like work. It&#39;s more fun that anything. I&#39;ll let you know about being &quot;completely retired&quot; in ~15 years.

2015-10-06T10:17:35-04:00 2015-10-06T10:17:35-04:00 MCPO Roger Collins 1020178

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes.

2015-10-06T10:53:43-04:00 2015-10-06T10:53:43-04:00 SCPO Private RallyPoint Member 1020256

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yep: Better and worse. Relaxing and exhausting. Fun and boring. Cheap and expensive.

2015-10-06T11:23:06-04:00 2015-10-06T11:23:06-04:00 CAPT Kevin B. 1020360

<div class="images-v2-count-2"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-62963"> <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%2Fis-retired-life-what-you-thought-it-was-going-to-be%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=Is+retired+life+what+you+thought+it+was+going+to+be%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-retired-life-what-you-thought-it-was-going-to-be&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%0AIs retired life what you thought it was going to be?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-retired-life-what-you-thought-it-was-going-to-be" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="43393c5e16be696d3ff3556fa7be7ce5" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/963/for_gallery_v2/6b3e8897.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/963/large_v3/6b3e8897.jpg" alt="6b3e8897" /></a></div><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-2" id="image-62964"><a class="fancybox" rel="43393c5e16be696d3ff3556fa7be7ce5" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/964/for_gallery_v2/d97b85cf.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/964/thumb_v2/d97b85cf.jpg" alt="D97b85cf" /></a></div></div>Getting there although I have no clue what the ultimate "there" is yet. I'm just recently able to get some things done since the old house sold. That includes an 80 inch TV my wife can scream at on Sundays. Think she knows the entire NFL roster. Got a snowblower for the front end of the tractor. Planning out some rail and cruise trips. Wife got 3 cats then 2 puppies that will hit 120 pounds each soon enough (Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepard mix). Another grandkid on the way. So overall it will be what you make of it. Now got to grab the tools to fix that damn trailer hitch problem.....

2015-10-06T11:55:03-04:00 2015-10-06T11:55:03-04:00 MCPO Private RallyPoint Member 1020373

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm completely retired... and I never thought it would be this fun. However... I do miss being "needed" and being "part of the action" like I was when I served.

2015-10-06T11:58:34-04:00 2015-10-06T11:58:34-04:00 MSgt Curtis Ellis 1020409

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nope... Ranks right up there with my expectation of what I thought growing up would be like!!! LOL!

2015-10-06T12:11:25-04:00 2015-10-06T12:11:25-04:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 1021248

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No as I expected instant happiness. Through actions and accomplishments happiness is attained.

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