There's five general values guiding veterans in their choise of when to transition: Respect, Resolve, Honesty, Identity, Clarity. For me, it was Identity & Clarity that originally drove me to pursue early retirement from the Coast Guard.

Unfortunately, the opportunity for early retirement closed.

While I'm humbled to continue service in the uniform, what I realized was my choice to serve isn't where my values come from. It's the other way around--I find the highest & best opportunity to live based on my values. Uniform or not.

How do your values factor into your choice to stay in the military or leave?

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