Being a Lieutenant is the Best Job I've Ever Had

[SlowwHand]

Yeah, but you're a lot grouchier than a 1st Sergeant.


On the grouch meter:

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[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

If this is all so great, why is it ending so soon?

[SlowwHand]

Undesirable Discharge. He won't be able to get a job sweeping elephant **** at the zoo.

[regexcellent]

You haven't deployed yet, get back to me if you think the deal is still that good then. Also you might get 30 days of vacation but good luck using it, ESPECIALLY in the USMC. I have 58 days on the books right now and lose at least ten every year to use or lose. The holidays make up for some of that, then again when in a sea billet I am underway half the year over most of those BEFORE deployments.

In short stop being a douche boot, your butter bar is showing.

He's a reservist, he gets a 28 day pass every month.

It's only a matter of time before his pay gets ****ed for 4 straight months.

[Al B. Sure!]

Long story short: alby makes way less money than any of the 22 year olds who work for me.

Made even less money at BNY Mellon.

And it's not about work ethic. I kicked ass at BNY. I asked what's the normal expectation after 6 months in terms of responsibility? They said handling two funds. I had 5 funds in two months. They couldn't give me any more work because that meant some accountants would have no funds. I had to seek out as many duties as possible because I had nothing to do for multiple hours. Far exceeded expectations and my review said as much.

Made $35K gross.


Now we'll see with my new contacts and the military on my resume, if I'll be able to do better. I was going nowhere before the military. Your path was leading me nowhere and leaving me underpaid.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Why are you leaving the Marines?

[MikeH]

Yeah, WTF?! after years of trying to get in you're there for a few weeks and now leaving?

[MikeH]

That being the best job you've had is a bit of an indictment of your previous jobs.

[Dr Strangelove]

I thought that second lieutenant was the lowest rank of officer?

[snrjefe]

"Being in a schoolhouse environment..." Sounds awful.

[regexcellent]

He's not leaving the USMCR; as a reservist, he completes OCS, then some infantry basic course, then the officer basic course for his particular branch specialization (engineering officer I think). Then he goes home because he's actually just moonlighting. Every month he goes to weekend drill and once a year he does a two week exercise.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

So he's going from "I'm in an unfulfilling job BUT ONE DAY I'LL BE A MARINE OFFICER!" to ""I'm in an unfulfilling job BUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD I WAS A MARINE OFFICER!!"?

[The Mad Monk]

Go ask Oerdin how much active duty a reservist can see.

[pchang]

However, Oerdin's regular job pays more than his army salary.

[KrazyHorse]

Alby worked a job for 6 months, carried out mechanical tasks that were assigned to him, yet somehow was not promoted? How can this be? He will definitely be better off having joined the army.