Advice needed!

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by George16

I thought you took a dayoff after your retirement ceremony from the Navy .

Never... Prove it... Actually as I was approaching my retirement from US Naval service(02/May/1997) I had already setup my follow on employment and started working part time on that job three months before my retirement date(while on active duty). From then on when I changed from one job to the next I always had things setup so that I never missed a days work. That is until I married the wife(03/Dec/2004) and began moving from one country to another as the following spouse. Now I set jobs up well in advance of heading for the next post, and fortunately the Department lets spouses accumulate work time towards a US Gov retirement from post to post to post. I know thats just me. For me there is no reason to leave a job unless another one is lined up so that my family never goes without. Unless of course you get fired, but that has never happened to me so I cannot share any experiences about that. Proper planning is all it takes.

[George16]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Never... Prove it... Actually as I was approaching my retirement from US Naval service(02/May/1997) I had already setup my follow on employment and started working part time on that job three months before my retirement date(while on active duty). From then on when I changed from one job to the next I always had things setup so that I never missed a days work. That is until I married the wife(03/Dec/2004) and began moving from one country to another as the following spouse. Now I set jobs up well in advance of heading for the next post, and fortunately the Department lets spouses accumulate work time towards a US Gov retirement from post to post to post. I know thats just me. For me there is no reason to leave a job unless another one is lined up so that my family never goes without. Unless of course you get fired, but that has never happened to me so I cannot share any experiences about that. Proper planning is all it takes.

I agree with you on terms on planning well ahead of time. Aside from having patience, that's one of the most important things I learned from the U.S. Navy after almost 19 years of service .

[JERRY2KONE]

Lito alot of people leaving the services do exactly that. They fail to maintain proper planning and fall flat on their faces, because they get spoiled with the idea of not being under the military umbrella anymore. I truly hope to see you move on to another career once you retire and realize that gaining two retirements is the way to go so that once you hit your 60's and onward there are no financial fears in your future. We will talk more about this when you are ready to move on.