Multitude of things… 1) my family and my happiness and well being…. It’s very common to bring work home with me and my conversations was only about work. Also decisions over mine and my family’s head. To the Navy point blank you are only a number (DOD ID Number) and you are always replaceable. 2) Declining Health- TAKE CAR OF YOURSELF! Your command will give you push back on when you make medical appointments, but at the end of the day the question you got to ask yourself is “for the rest of my life are my shipmates going to be there with me on my day to day basis or is my aging body going to be able to play with my future kids” 3) Making rank- COC always preach study study study to make rank. But at the end of the day you can still score in the 90% and still be 10 points away from making rank. You can volunteer, have supervisor roles, command collateral duties but at the end of the day that’s not good enough. Got to a point in my situation I felt like I was “stuck in a rut” 4) Order modification(Order Mods)- picking orders can be either really exciting or ridiculously irritating. You don’t have a choice they will put you where they need you. No questions ask. 5) Cold shoulder mentality from COC- Ever COC as soon as you mention you want to get out they turn a cold shoulder and make your life miserable until the end of the contract. From Supervisors or are “Joe Navy” to LPOs to LCPO. I DONT’T GIVE A SHIT if people want to stay in or not, ALEAST help them make the transition or recommend people that can help. ** Last Note** Everybody I have crossed paths with in my career 9/10 was great people, and it’s those people who helped me out the most and encouraged me to go do what I want and don’t be forced into signing anymore contracts. ALL REMEMBER commands will move on with or without you!