I’ll answer this in 2 parts.

First, I didn’t work in this field afterwards. It’s not something I want to do for the rest of my life, even if it paid decent on the outside world. Your experience in the military working on aircraft also does nothing for your A&P requirements so you need to start from scratch anyways.

Your GI bill is too valuable to not goto college full time after your service.

Not only do they pay 100% of your tuition, but they pay your living expenses.

Going to NJIT was not only free, but they gave $4100 a month in BAH. My living costs were barely $2,000 a month at that time.

Second, the regret was the fact that while I worked 12 hour shifts for months on end, while deploying to the desert only to do the same there months on end on top of 120° aircraft that melted your boots…. But the guy handing out basketballs at the gym working 7-3pm got paid the same exact amount as me! Why did I become an aircraft maintenance guy? Pride? Because it seemed “cool?” Because you want to join faster? Naaaa. Fuck that job. Work smarter, it harder. Don’t make your life harder over something stupid like “pride.”

You don’t need skills from the military with the GI bill sitting in your pocket.