So my current enlistment was all set to run out in August, and I was all set to roll directly into a better paying and presumably less irritating job (can any job outside of the fast food industry be more irritating than the military?), but there were a couple hiccups in that plan.

Looks like I'll be on the gov't payroll until the end of this year before shifting back to the whole glamorous one-weekend-a-month jackassery until next August (one year extension).

I passed on the big bucks ($15K re-enlistment bonus) in favor of less contractual obligation to the National Guard and all the idiocy that goes with it. Hopefully this was a good call.

Now if the job situation would just sort itself out. Hopefully I'll know something next week. End of the month was early time frame for a hiring decision . . .

So my current enlistment was all set to run out in August, and I was all set to roll directly into a better paying and presumably less irritating job (can any job outside of the fast food industry be more irritating than the military?), but there were a couple hiccups in that plan.

Looks like I'll be on the gov't payroll until the end of this year before shifting back to the whole glamorous one-weekend-a-month jackassery until next August (one year extension).

I passed on the big bucks ($15K re-enlistment bonus) in favor of less contractual obligation to the National Guard and all the idiocy that goes with it. Hopefully this was a good call.

Now if the job situation would just sort itself out. Hopefully I'll know something next week. End of the month was early time frame for a hiring decision . . .