I really can't take it anymore. I'm starting to become depressed being in the military.
2006-09-24 16:59:01 · 40 answers · asked by ccccc 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Serve your time with honor and pride.. You took the job, its not like you got drafted so make the best out of it...
If you really want to get out talk to your supervisor.
And tell them your gay, OPENLY.. Which would embarass you like hell, but hey..
Or commit a crime but that has its cons
2006-09-24 17:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Shadowfox 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes the big question is how much do you want bad things to follow you after getting out?
Steal something big and you won't even get out of service for 20 years of Leavenworth (but no stripes left). Apply to Al-Queada and you might not make it outside your unit alive or sit in G-Bay.
Dishonorable will torpedo most chances of success working for any better employer . Think of it as a felony conviction. There are still jobs though especially in isolated labor oriented companies...the land of the free and occasionally bent.
For dishonorable basically any crime that is counter to good discipline and impunges the honor of the service can be tried. But in current circumstances for anything that doesn't land you in Leavenworth you may just lose rank, serve time in penal unit that doesn't count against your obligation, and go back to the frontline. A popular scam used to be public beastility in uniform in civiilain circumstances because you could always convert to a mental plee if the criminal charges went sour. You might want to reconsider if you are overseas already as the Islamic penalty might be approved as a peace measure.
Less than honorable...well that depends. That eliminates many better federal jobs (hey that is 4% or 8 % or all jobs). States may or may not bar you from lower to mid-level work. But it will put and damper on or kill most higher level state government. But honestly I doubt it will effect you much for any private sector jobs unless they are particularly patriotic or the position federally connected. Though they may well ask for details and the details might be a problem.
Honorable -- well that keeps all your civilian options open. Here you can try for treatable mental condition requiring a break in duty. Currently they don't always discard people willing to come back and serve after treatment.
Neutral countries aren't always a good answer over time. They may not stay neutral. Plus you are restricted on where you can go. you can visit family in the US. And most "neutral" coutnries have their own problems either human rights problems or in the form of very restrictive immigration (northern European like Sweden).
2006-09-24 17:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by mortree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look man I know the military is tough, I did 5 years in the U.S Army infantry. You deploy alot, are under alot of stress, and sometimes the military lifestyle in general is lonely and depressing. But I got out because I wasn't getting along with a few of my platoon members and they slipped me a drug in my water canteen and I started hillucinating on a training mission. It was an embarrasing incident, but it led to a discharge, honorable at that.
2006-09-24 17:17:38 · answer #3 · answered by lvillejj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't take the Air Force? Wow you are in for a tough time for the rest of your life. If you can't handle the Air Force, how are going to handle life. You need some serious help. Go see your Chaplain
2006-09-24 17:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by basscatcher 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your chaplain, CO, or go to medical and speak to a doctor. Depression is a treatable condition, and nothing to be taken lightly.
I would not recommend you do anything to be "kicked out". That will follow you for the rest of your life, and make getting a job, getting credit and all sorts of things very difficult for you.
If you have a medical condition that renders you unfit for service, you will be discharged under other than honorable -- medical conditions.
Try to stick it out. There are many of us who did, in various branches of service. I can't count how many times I felt as you do, but I stuck with it and am now very proud to say I am a veteran of my country's armed forces (and my husband is, too), and our children are able to say, with pride, that their parents served their country. And no matter what else I do, no one can take that distinction from me.
2006-09-24 17:21:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're depressed being in the Air Force?
2006-09-24 17:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by asperens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See someone about this asap.
Stay off Y!A for awhile. It will depress anyone in the military.
If this has anything to do with Iraq, I hadn't heard AF was in Iraq.
But I do have a brother in Qatar. He has a wife and child that he has been away from for 4 months. Before that, he was in Germany. Before that, Korea. It's not an easy life, but you can do it with some support.
2006-09-24 17:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be an idiot. If you get a dishonorable discharge, you will be blacklisted(this will make finding a decent job very difficult) and you will have an even harder time being a civilian after that. Just be patient and serve the years you signed for. After that you can choose not to re-enlist. It's better than being dishonorably discharged.
But then again, it all comes down to your decision.
2006-09-25 03:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by thebetrayedprince 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't take the Air Force,you really have a problem. What if you were in the Marines and had to be a man? Do your duty and don't be a wimp.
2006-09-27 17:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by blindogben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's next to impossible, but you could try killing a dozen Canadians. If you're lucky that might at least get you flying a desk rather than a plane.
So maybe killing fifteen Canadians, ejecting and crashing a jet into a schoolhouse will do it.
2006-09-24 17:03:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋