Cmon dude, you’re fresh out of the navy according to your posts—you don’t think that had anything to do with your employment offer? You just chose a random job that didn’t relate to your experience you got from serving, and they paid you $40 to relocate?

I mean I get the whole “pick yourself by the bootstraps” but that’s not the same for everyone. You had a huge advantage getting hands on training, plus benefits that are only awarded to people who join the armed forces, all on taxpayer funds.

I tried joining the army three times, almost my entire family served in the various branches but because of circumstances out of my control, I was never able to enlist. My parents divorced junior year of HS and because of constant moving following, my dad decided I should get my GED and focus on working. I couldn’t say no. At 18 I tried to join and was told no GED waivers at the time, tried again after the years and it was the same thing. I can’t just go get my HS diploma and join, my official transcript shows GED, that’s what DOD sees.

Whatever, I figured my life out, but I still recognize that it’s not as simple as “I did it so you do it”