The Future of Me…Revealed

In my last post I presented a teaser about ‘the future of me’ – as promised, here’s the answer…

After much contemplation and soul-searching, I have decided that I can no longer serve as an employee of the government of the United States. I hope to retire from the military within the next year, and I am now absolutely sure that I want to be a ‘real’ civilian for the rest of my life.

This is a tough decision for me, because I actually enjoy the challenges and opportunities that I get to experience when I am in uniform. I feel proud when I am saluted as a commissioned officer by those Soldiers with whom I serve. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would get to do all the cool stuff I’ve done over the last 20 years in the Army. It was tough getting here – I worked HARD at being all that I could be and sacrificed a hell of a lot in order to honor my service commitment, but the personal satisfaction that I earned made it all worthwhile…for the most part.

But you know, in just the last few years the culture of the military has changed dramatically…and not necessarily for the better. I cannot expound much on this, but I’m sure most of you can grasp what I am saying just by watching the daily news cycle. I am suffering severely – physically, mentally, emotionally, personally – as a result of the unadulterated stress I endured in the realm of classified operations. I believe, however, that everything we experience in life happens for a reason. I have faith that in time I will understand all of this a little better.

So in the future, I won’t focus exclusively on military issues, I will move forward pushing the limits of critical thinking beyond anything imaginable…because that’s how I roll (smile!)

MTF…(more to follow)